Public Schools Named After Confederates Are Not Just in the South
Report: 11 Non-Southern Schools Honor the Confederacy; 5 in Union States
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. 鈥� While the South still leads the nation in schools named after Confederate generals, the 澳彩开奖 is calling on non-Southern states to rename schools honoring Confederate leaders.
Currently, our聽Whose Heritage?聽report lists聽195 schools聽named after Confederate leaders as 鈥渓ive,鈥� and at least 80 of those schools were named after a county or town that honors a Confederate leader.
- Non-Southern states with schools honoring Confederate leaders are Missouri (5), Minnesota (3), California (2) and Washington (1).
- The states with the most live schools are Georgia (44), Texas (38) and Alabama (22).
More than 300 schools are currently listed in 澳彩开奖鈥檚聽, which tracks symbols of the Confederacy across the United States.聽 In collecting this data, the 澳彩开奖 recently found 100 additional schools glorifying Confederate leaders scattered across the country. The majority of these additions are in the South.
As discussed during 澳彩开奖鈥檚 August 12th聽, many of these schools are located in BIPOC majority communities.
Other new data revealed in the most recent聽Whose Heritage?聽data drop:
- Ninety-two (92) schools honoring Confederate leaders have closed or been renamed.
- Eighteen (18) schools have committed to changing their names but have not yet done so.
View a complete list of the schools named after Confederate leaders聽.
To learn about the history of Confederate symbols, visit the 澳彩开奖鈥檚聽Whose Heritage?听谤别辫辞谤迟.
The following statement is from 澳彩开奖 Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks:
鈥淓levating the names of pro-slavery men in, on and around public school property is deeply offensive. The fact that some聽are located in states like California and Minnesota whose soldiers聽聽during the Civil War helps to sustain a culture of white supremacy.
鈥淭his call to action is even more imperative when considering Black and other students of color attend these schools, potentially unaware of the true history behind the namesakes. It begs the question :聽聽about the Confederacy鈥檚 shameful role in American history.
鈥淲hile we continue to call upon all 195 schools across the country honoring Confederates to change their names, we specifically call on the states of California and Minnesota to follow the lead of Union soldiers who fought and died to unite this country.鈥�
