that rejected a name change. The trustees also voted to keep the “Generals” name for its sports teams. But the committee also said the school should acknowledge that Lee supported enslavement and the idea that the school admit only white men.
The school was founded in 1749 as Augusta Academy and changed its name several times over the years. It was called Liberty Hall Academy in 1796 when George Washington donated shares of stock that formed a lasting endowment. In appreciation of the gift, the school changed its name to Washington Academy and in 1813 it became Washington College. In 1865, four months after he surrendered to Ulysses S.
became the college’s president and served five years until his death when the school became Washington and Lee. He’s buried in a mausoleum inside the Lee Chapel on campus.that traces the history of African Americans at the school. A plantation owner named John Robinson left his estate, including an estimated 73-84 enslaved people, to the school in 1826. The timeline traces the sale of those enslaved people, and the fact that the school still had ownership of three people as late as 1852.
Before Monday’s faculty meeting to vote on the name change, three Black law school faculty members urged the school to drop both Washington and Lee. “Washington’s brutality, inhumanity and cruelty are well documented,” they wrote. “Lee’s reputation for racial violence and hatred is well known. He was a monster.”that in 1870, Lee was the symbol the faculty wanted. A century and a half later, she said, “Lee does not represent who we are and who we want to be. . . .
When are you going to fix this headline. Unless you can see the future.
Faculty have petitioned the University to remove the name, as well as the student government and many vocal alumni. However, the Board of Trustees has unfortunately not yet determined its course of action. This tweet is incorrect.
super misleading tweet given the body of the article says they're reviewing it
Please remove this tweet. It's wrong.
This tweet is misleading and doesn't accurately reflect the content of the article. The faculty vote is nonbinding.
Too bad. Washington and Lee had a uniting tone to it. Uniting thr North and South after the Civil War was necessary for the state of the Union. Now people are trying to divide us again. How sad. You can’t rewrite History. You can only work to make the future better.
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Sooooo still waiting on Yale and the rest of the elite, white, rich, entitled schools to change thei......wait who am I kidding. Only for thee, not for me, right lefties?
If I had a college-bound child, I would not allow him/her to attend a school that eradicated history. I would expect these institutions to educate and reflect with greater depth and balance otherwise I'd imagine they'd delete uncomfortable accounts.
Oh, for God's sake! Why not just use numbers to name buildings, streets and schools. This will backfire in a very bad way. As though our modern mores are without flaw. Perpetuating ignorance, blindness to spare feelings. Ludicrous and unwise.
Why not dropping Washington too? GW was a slave owner. Fact that he gave them liberty in Death-Bed Will doesn’t change that
MimiLeroch It’s an interesting place. When we moved our son in Freshman year, we were greeted by a dude waving a big ole confederate flag. He was not affiliated with the school, but clearly he thought he knew the reputation the school should have. It was chilling.
Lexington. The same town where a restaurant wouldn't even allow Sarah Huckabee Sanders to have a meal.
conorsen Washington University in Lexington?
This tweet does not reflect the actual article. The trustees still have to vote on it, as the article clearly says.
What about Elihu Yale University?
This tweet isn't accurate - the university hasn't decided to remove Lee's name. It's in the article.
This headline is not accurate.
What’s the over under on the time frame that we have before the University decides to drop “Washington” from their name as well?
Washington and university?
“Washington & University” has a better ring to it anyway
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