US EditionFrom Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools
- In early 2025, under the Trump administration, the United States is experiencing a wave of place renamings driven by political and ideological motives, affecting locations from Greenland to military bases and schools.
- These renamings are part of a broader effort to push back against what Trump calls "woke culture" and to "restore American greatness," often disregarding local sentiments and historical context.
- Examples include Trump's move to rename Alaska's Denali back to Mount McKinley, Georgia Rep. Earl Carter's proposal to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland," and the restoration of Confederate names to Fort Bragg and Fort Benning after they were changed to Fort Liberty and Fort Moore in 2023.
- Trump stated, "We have to have it," referring to Greenland, while a Black eighth grader, upon the re-renaming of Mountain View High School to Stonewall Jackson High School, expressed, "I would have to represent a man that fought for my ancestors to be slaves."
- These abrupt and unilateral renamings risk alienating communities, disrupting students' understanding of place and national identity, and highlighting the power of place names as political tools that may be easily reversed by subsequent administrations, emphasizing the need for public involvement in the renaming process.
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