(NPR) Confederate Names On Schools Are Flash Points. Here's One Community's Story

Confederate Names On Schools Are Flash Points. Here's One Community's Story




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Confederate Names On Schools Are Flash Points. Here's One Community's Story







Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of many schools in Duval County named after confederate figures.



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Confederate Names On Schools Are Flash Points. Here's One Community's Story






In the upheaval following the murder of George Floyd, passionate debates ignited across America about what to do with the remnants of the Civil War. It divided one in Jacksonville, Fla.





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