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Georgia city strips 170-year-old honor from slavery advocate
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLeaders of Georgia’s oldest city voted Thursday to strip the name of a former U.S. vice president...
Savannah to rechristen city square once named for slavery advocate; none of the finalists are white...
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoBlack people, Native Americans are among the nominees for the Savanah public square once named for...
Savannah Council takes up Calhoun Square renaming. For activists, the fight dates back years
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSavannah City Council on Thursday will hear public comments on the removal of former Vice President...
Meet The Black Woman Abolitionist Whose Name Is Replacing a White Slaveowner's In A Town Square
The Root via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFor decades the legacy of John C. Calhoun loomed over the historic square in downtown Savannah,...
What would you name the square formerly known as Calhoun? City of Savannah taking ideas
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter a successful two year campaign by activists to remove the name of former vice president and...
College campuses see growing reparations movement
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUniversities across the country are studying their relationship to slavery and are being called on by students to address their histories by making...
Calhoun Square to lose its name? What to know about latest plans to address controversy
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPatt Gunn, Rosalyn Rouse and the Center for Jubilee, Reconciliation & Healing have been trying to...
Reader letters: Making the case to keep Calhoun's name on square as council readies to vote
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: Savannah City Council is expected to vote Thursday on whether to remove John C....
Savannah City Council votes unanimously to remove the name of Calhoun Square
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSavannah no longer has a square named after John C. Calhoun. Now, the square on Abercorn Street has...
City Talk: With renaming to Taylor Square, what’s next for expanding the Savannah story?
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThis is the City Talk column by Bill Dawers, a longtime contributor to the Savannah Morning News....