Confederate names removed from Florida city's street signs

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 7:55 am, Tuesday, April 3, 2018

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — The names of Confederate generals are being removed from street signs in one Florida city.

The Hollywood city commission voted in August to remove the names of Robert E. Lee, Nathan Bedford Forrest and John Bell Hood from residential streets.

In a Sun Sentinel report , officials said about half the signs have been replaced so far. The rest should be replaced by the end of April.

The streets were renamed Freedom, Hope and Liberty. Mayor Josh Levy said the new signs display a message that is "a lot better than the message the prior names were sending."

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Confederate-names-removed-from-Florida-city-s-12801497.php

[malthaussen]

1. I wonder what would happen...

... if the Federal government got into the act and removed the names of CSA generals from their forts.

-- Mal

[truthisfreedom]

2. Good. Everything possible should be done to bring

Our southern states into the present.

[zentrum]

3. Great news.

[Aristus]

4. Good.

About damned time.

[Sedona]

5. I lived on Lee Street in the early 80's

It never occurred to me at the time it was named after Robert E.




Nice to see the change

[kiri]

9. Lanes

In Lexington MA there is a section where all the streets are named "Lane", e.g. Maple Lane.

One is named "Lois Lane."

A+ for imagination.

[ancianita]

6. Thanks, Hollywood. You've got some good people there, yet, I'm happy to know.

I went to high school there back in the 60's, before drugs hit the area. It was a pretty unconscious town back then. I'm glad to see it changing.

[Ligyron]

12. Micky Rourke wearing elevator shoes.

To get high maybe?

[ancianita]

14. Does he live in Hollywood, Florida? I had no idea.

[Ligyron]

15. Went to high school there if I'm not mistaken.

[ancianita]

16. Wikipedia says he was born in New York, lived in Miami, went to Miami Beach H.S.

[Ligyron]

17. ooops, should have looked first.

Close.

[Croney]

7. I live on Sherman Street.

My RWNJ relatives think that's why we moved here. I just smile. And love it.

[csziggy]

18. Tell them it's named for Allan Sherman!

[Maraya1969]

8. I live in Lee county FL. I wish that would change

[groundloop]

13. Yes, it's our history. But no need to glorify those who supported slavery.

[agueybana79]

11. Good. A small act of progress. N/t.