A Virginia School Board Votes To Restore The Names Of Confederate Leaders At Two Schools

By Melissa Noel ·Updated May 13, 2024

The Shenandoah County School Board in Virginia has decided to restore the names of Confederate generals Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Turner Ashby to two local schools. This is a controversial reversal nearly four years after the names were changed amid nationwide protests calling for a reckoning over racial injustice after the murder of George Floyd.

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Melissa Noel
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