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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I remember growing up in Virginia as a white person and wondering why an actual paved highway was named after Civil War generals. It made no sense to me, even in the 70s. [/quote] Yep. I’m a black woman who grew up in VA off of Jefferson Davis Highway and thought it was f***** up then. Was I crying myself to sleep over it? No, but I knew it was there and I didn’t like it. Does changing the name solve racism? No, but it’s another step in the right direction.[/quote] I’m a Fairfax native who grew up here in the ‘70s and ‘80s and my friends and I were SO glad we didn’t go to Fairfax High because wtf with them being the “Rebels.” I can’t believe they just changed that a few years ago. Would not want my kid wearing a Johnny Reb mascot like it was cute. We also thought JEB Stuart was a terrible name. I distinctly recall riding The Rebel Yell roller coaster and thinking “well it’s 1984, come on people you need to rethink this name.”[/quote]
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