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Virginia school board votes to restore names of Confederate leaders to schools

By Daniel Arkin,

2024-05-09

By Daniel Arkin,

2024-05-09

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JumpJet

05-11

Jackson did not own slaves...he actually violated the law by teaching slave children Sunday school.

Stacy Parks

05-11

The point of celebrating the losing side was to let Black and poor people to never forget. That school board must have nothing else to occupy their time with. Some of those buildings look old and poorly maintained. The name fits.

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