Virginia county votes to rename highways named after Confederate leaders
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Fairfax County board voted 9-1 on Tuesday to recommend calling Lee Highway and Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway by their federal highway numbers. The decision now awaits final approval by the state transportation board. The move comes as a congressionally-appointed naming commission makes recommendations to scrub the names of Confederate figures from the nation's military bases, schools and other Department of Defense assets.Published 5 months ago · Fairfax County, United States
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