A Virginia county school board has voted to revert two schools back to Confederate names, reversing a previous decision. This move has attracted attention and backlash, with some criticizing it as part of a broader backlash that prioritizes White feelings over accurate portrayals of American history.
Restoring the Confederate names to two Virginia schools is part of a broader backlash that suggests, @niamalikah writes, that when it comes to racism, White feelings matter more than accurate portrayals of American history https://t.co/40e126DsOp via @opinion
Restoring the Confederate names to two Virginia schools is part of a broader backlash that suggests when it comes to racism, White feelings matter more than accurate portrayals of American history, @niamalikah says https://t.co/btKrrym1Vy via @opinion
A school board in Virginia is attracting attention and backlash for being one of the first in the country to restore its school district’s Confederate names. https://t.co/8a7x3ZU6wB
Virginia Schools Revert Names Back to Confederate Legends, Reversing Woke Schoolboard's Work https://t.co/1YKBpAK90M
So @ProFootballTalk said Ashby-Lee Elementary's school board restoring its old name means Virginia will soon name public schools after Hitler and Mussolini. The local high school where Florio lives has Indians as a mascot, and the elementary school is named after a Confederate.
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Virginia School Board Votes to Restore Confederate Names to Two Schools, Reversing Previous Decision https://t.co/VdwjVZAxET https://t.co/BaBI9ODLKi
Board votes to restore Confederate names to two Virginia public schools https://t.co/yzg3m1yMRZ
Virginia county school board votes to revert two schools back to Confederate names https://t.co/rWLEmjhmOc https://t.co/nWAKFYaKRD