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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/0...e-names-241799
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But they are also presiding over their own controversial symbols of the Confederacy — including 10 Army bases named for generals who commanded armies of the slave-holding South during the Civil War, such as Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Hood in Texas and Fort Rucker in Alabama.
On Friday, a group of mostly African-American Democrats in the House proposed legislation that would require the defense secretary to rename any military property “that is currently named after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or any individual or entity that supported such efforts."
One defense official who was not authorized to speak publicly pointed out that public schools, parks, veterans hospitals and countless other government facilities are also named after Confederate leaders.
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