Activists protest renaming Chicago school after 'oppressor' Barack Obama
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Immigration activists are objecting to renaming a Chicago school after Barack Obama. "I will not be part of renaming a school after someone who did not and does not represent the undocumented community," said District 60 school board member Edgar Castellanos, who says he came to the U.S. as an undocumented child, according to ABC 7 Chicago.
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Waukegan Latinx activists protest renaming Thomas Jefferson Middle School after Barack and Michelle Obama - Local News 8
Click here for updates on this story WAUKEGAN, Illinois (WLS) — Waukegan’s Board of Education met Tuesday night as it considers changing the names of two of its schools, Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Daniel Webster Middle School.Jefferson, who was the nation’s third president, owned slaves. Webster was a former senator who supported slavery. Renaming committees were formed for each school, and included people in the community, students …
Waukegan Latinx activists protest renaming Thomas Jefferson Middle School after Barack and Michelle Obama
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