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[quote=Anonymous][quote]NP to this thread, but I have to wonder why anyone would be bothered by the name "Emancipation Park?" It seems to me that Emancipation is something that should be celebrated, certainly more than celebrating an individual who fought against it, no? Why is this even controversial, or more controversial than simply renaming the park to something other than Lee?

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I was in favor of keeping the Jeb Stuart name (mostly because of the confusion and fiscal issues with a name change, in addition to the fact that the community mostly wanted to keep it.)  I have NO problem with Emancipation Park.  I suspect that the earlier poster just did not like the fact that it was changed.

There is NO excuse for the KKK or the neo-Nazis.  Under any circumstance.  However, they do have the right to peacefully protest.  That is according to our First Amendment.  The fact that people do not understand that hate speech is protected is scarier than those people.

Sadly, it was not a peaceful protest.  I am hopeful that the fact that it was not a large group of KKK people and that they came from other areas.  That indicates to me that there are not that many people like them.

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