Street honoring Confederate president renamed in Alabama capital

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

The capital of Alabama has renamed a street honoring the former president of the Confederacy to instead recognize a Black civil rights lawyer, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday.

The Montgomery City Council unanimously voted to approve renaming Jeff Davis Avenue to Fred D. Gray Avenue on Tuesday.

Alabama Mayor Steven Reed had started the process to rename the street in December.

"When I think of heroes who exemplify the best in our city, [Gray] is certainly at the forefront of that," Reed, who was elected as the first Black mayor in the city's 200-year history, said when he proposed the change, according to the to the AP.



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[musclecar6]

1. Excellent

Progress is slow sometimes, especially in that state, but at least they are moving in the right direction.

[twodogsbarking]

2. Applause.

[rurallib]

3. that should burn a few assholes in the legislature

hope they burn really good

[El Supremo]

4. There is a county in far west Texas named for him.

I think it is the least populated in Texas.