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packman

(16,296 posts) Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:51 AM Jun 2018

Barack Obama Gets School Named After Him In Former Confederate Capital

Source: Huffington Post

The school board in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday night voted to rename an elementary school after former President Barack Obama.

J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School, named after a Confederate general, will become Barack Obama Elementary School. The decision means that Richmond, the former capital of the Confederate States of America, will soon have a school honoring America’s first black president.

Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/richmond-virginia-renames-school-after-barack-obama_us_5b28ee7ce4b05d6c16c7424a

Well, that is a ray of sunshine -

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Barack Obama Gets School Named After Him In Former Confederate Capital (Original Post) packman Jun 2018 OP

Well done, Richmond, well done. sarge43 Jun 2018 #1

We can't erase history! IronLionZion Jun 2018 #2

The first of many schools to be named for our best POTUS in my lifetime Gothmog Jun 2018 #3

Yes! WA-03 Democrat Jun 2018 #4

THIS BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #6

Have we heard anything from him since the Nazis started separating families? ailsagirl Jun 2018 #5

ALL of the former First Ladies have spoken up BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #8

Thanks for that ailsagirl Jun 2018 #11

Good job Richmond! appalachiablue Jun 2018 #7

Yeah, but Trump had a university named after him. thucythucy Jun 2018 #9

I bet "the vapours," smelling salts and fainting couches took a big uptick. BobTheSubgenius Jun 2018 #10

the first of many, I hope. Mosby Jun 2018 #12

That's awesome treestar Jun 2018 #13

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

1. Well done, Richmond, well done.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:06 PM

Jun 2018

The exploding heads will rival the Bikini H-Bomb test.

IronLionZion

(45,452 posts)

2. We can't erase history!

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:13 PM

Jun 2018

Which is why there are so many schools in Germany named after Hitler, so the students won't forget.

Gothmog

(145,320 posts)

3. The first of many schools to be named for our best POTUS in my lifetime

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:18 PM

Jun 2018

WA-03 Democrat

(3,050 posts)

4. Yes!

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:26 PM

Jun 2018

Sometimes it’s the little things that get us through the big things. I remember when honor, integrity and a justice where in the Oval Office. Best President of my lifetime.