School restores Confederate names in 5-1 decision | NewsNation Now 

I don't for a moment believe that an 8th grader would be naturally inclined to contemplate these matters. An adult, intent on indoctrination, brought the historical name to her attention and made an issue out of it.

Yes, we need to keep the evidence before they start saying 'what slavery?' .. find their descendants and see where they are today

So let me speak on the little 8th grade black kid. Im a black man. I would have voted to put it back. What those men fought for was wrong. They were immoral people who only cared about staying in power. They cared not for slaves. So i understand your thinking though there is fallacy. Let me explain, if that war did not happen, we would not have learned what we know today. Even those men who died now know they were wrong. They live on in there ancestors and can see this now. Im one of there ancestors although im black. How? Im mixed with white. Im a direct decendant of slave owners. All plantations were not the same. My family came from a poor one. That could only afford a few black people. And the few they had they treated well. They were christians. Taught us Christianity. Those men watch from stars as we were all getting along and the higher beings said, see what you did? Look at them enjoying and having children freely down there. You cannot be an atheist to understand the universe and working of god. And the gods within that one. Tampering with history does not change history. It still happened. What it will do is cause history to repeat. To put it back on corse. How does it do that? War! So when you bother stuff, you get war. As the insides of said ancestors will start it and finish it. You will learn what we already know and be enlightened. And i hope you find god in the end. Fact is, i know you will. Lol. There is no escape.

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. And while the confederate states were abolished they were a sovereign state. Many of their leaders however were classmates and former comrades of federal leadership during the time. Prior to the war breaking out both segments of the north american state known as us territories prospered in their own ways. So while the confederated state fought in part due to slavery like any state they fought for self government and choice as does any nation state. Thats why people want the schools names to be retained so we never forget the past. Because like all people past and present we all are flawed but we all have our contributions to society of a positive kind as well

This news channel cherry picked ONE girl who didn't like the names , but the majority of the community wanted to keep the original names for the Confederates, and he didn't show any of the community that support this. Very Biased reporting.

History Should NOT Be Changed!!

We are seeing in real time, on college campuses, why we do not erase history.

It's up to the local communities to decide what to name schools and what tributes like statues are acceptable. This shouldn't be controversial.

Participation trophies anyone?

It's history. We're not going to change history for anyone.

These school names should not have been changed to begin with. These were knee-jerk reactions that spent money needlessly on a project that very few people really care about. MOST students don't care what the school is named. Often times, they don't even know WHO the school is named for, so there's that.

Who did they hire with advanced enough math skills to tally the vote?

She is a mean cruel lady, being mean just because she can get away with it by calling it "following the rule of law." This was naked passive aggression. Shame shame shame on all those who voted to blow off those kids' rights and needs.

I don’t understand Americans y’all say y’all our ashamed of the past but yet at the same time do stuff like this. Ps I know it’s not all Americans

wonder if they will teach that delaware was able to have slaves for 2 years after the emancipation proclamation and that it did not ratify the 13th amendment until 1901?

Should have never been changed!!!!

What a bunch of racial BS. She never answered a question and steps on an eighth grader

I hope VA will soon have: CinQue Schhol a Nat Turner School, a Jean Jacques Dessalines School, a Henry Christophe School a Robert Mugabe School, a George Jackson School, Robert Williams School, Max Stanford School, Akinyele Omowale Umoja School, etc

I would just say look, these were notable individuals who defended their state at the time from an aggressor coming to do them harm, just as I hope people now would defend the state from any coming to do harm.

Good! Should have never been changed!

General George Floyd

YES!!!

For one thing it’s also history. True history. It’s just a name. Why change the name? The majority rules 😊😊

Since when did we learn history from statues and building names?

She's not getting it. He specifically said that he's asking about the response, other than there being a process. She's not the best person to be representing the side that wants to keep the name.

Good!

Lets honor slave holders but condemn anyone who disagrees with Israel. Anyone see a problem with this?

About time

Why didn’t he ask this foreigner why she was telling Americans what their schools should be named

Glory Be !

We always knew the South would rise again.

As Lizzo would say "It's about damn time!!" 😂

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This needs to be turned into a federal case.

There's nothing like glorifying traitors.

Just awful!

That was mighty white of them!

That's mighty wyte of them. Right Benedict Arnold?

So little girl, you're not the only student and you can always change schools.

Glorifing losers!

They are Europeans, who valued their European values. They were never real Americans

I don’t understand Americans y’all say y’all our ashamed of the past but yet at the same time do stuff like this. Ps I know it’s not all Americans

About time