NJ elementary school drops Thomas Jefferson’s name over slave ownership

Thomas Jefferson removed from elementary school's name because he owned slaves

A New Jersey elementary school that was named after the third President of the United States has decided to change its name because Thomas Jefferson was a slave

New Jersey Continues Efforts to Erase Founding Fathers: Removes Jefferson From Elementary School Name

An elementary school in New Jersey is joining the woke trend to erase our Founding Fathers. Jefferson Elementary School in South Orange, New Jersey, named to honor the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence, will be renamed Delia Bolden Elementary School.  Bolden was the first black woman to graduate high school from the area. For…

New Jersey School Drops Thomas Jefferson as Namesake over Slave Ownership

The South Orange Maplewood Board of Education voted 6–3 to change the school’s name in June.

New Jersey school removes Thomas Jefferson from name over slave ownership

An elementary school in New Jersey has removed "Jefferson" from its name over former President Thomas Jefferson's history of owning slaves.

NJ elementary school to ditch Thomas Jefferson's name for 1st Black woman to graduate from district

A New Jersey elementary school named after Thomas Jefferson will be renamed after the first Black woman in Maplewood’s school system to graduate high school.

New Jersey school removes Thomas Jefferson from name over slave ownership

An elementary school in New Jersey has removed "Jefferson" from its name over former President Thomas Jefferson's history of owning slaves.