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The True Story Behind The Badass Black WWI Hero Honored with a US Army Base
The Root via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFort Johnson, a Louisiana Army base previously named after Confederate commander Leonidas Polk, was...
Army renames Louisiana base for Black World War I hero
Politico via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFORT JOHNSON, La. — A U.S. Army base in western Louisiana was renamed Tuesday to honor Sgt. William...
Army honors Black WWI hero Sgt. William Henry Johnson with the renaming of a Louisiana base
Revolt via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSoldier A U.S. Army base in western Louisiana has renamed itself in honor of a World War I vet. On...
Army renames Fort Polk as Fort Johnson in honor of WWI Medal of Honor recipient
The Hill via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe Army officially renamed Fort Polk in Louisiana as Fort Johnson on Tuesday in honor of a Medal of...
Louisiana Army base renamed for Black World War I soldier
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFORT JOHNSON, La. - A U.S. Army base in west central Louisiana's Vernon Parish was renamed to Fort...
While change underway, Nicholls State University's name a reminder of Confederate past
The Courier via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOf all the local institutions named for people with histories of racism and white supremacy, none...
Fort Polk is now Fort Johnson after US Army moves to honor World War I hero
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe US Army on Tuesday officially renamed Louisiana’s Fort Polk as Fort Johnson, the latest US...
New name for Camp Beauregard? Louisiana National Guard to host open house on renaming base
The Town Talk via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCould Camp Beauregard be getting a new name? The Louisiana National Guard will host a town hall...
Campus building with PCBs linked to over 150 cancer cases at NC State, more tests coming
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNorth Carolina State University alumni who attended classes at Poe Hall may have been exposed to a...
Forward march: Military bases removing names of Confederates
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. Army is stripping the names of Confederate generals from bases like Fort Pickett in...