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Lee Barracks, named for Civil War Gen. Robert E. Lee, is shown at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on July 13, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. A commission created by Congress recommended that multiple historical reminders tied to Confederate officers during the Civil War be removed — many honoring Robert E. Lee.

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Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg signs the Gregg-Adams Club guestbook following the unveiling April 19 of the outside sign at the newly named Gregg-Adams Club. The ledger, which is at least 40 years old, still had Gregg's signature and other information from the day he retired there in 1981. Gregg shares the new name with Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley, who commanded a postal unit in an overseas theater of operations during World War II.

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People protest as Pope Francis meets young people and elders at Nakasuk Elementary School Square in Iqaluit, Canada, last July. The Vatican on Thursday formally repudiated the "Doctrine of Discovery." The theory is backed by 15th century papal decrees that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property laws today.

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The Virginia National Guard's Fort Pickett is officially redesignated Fort Barfoot, in honor of Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient with extensive Virginia ties, during a ceremony on March 24, 2023, at the Blackstone Army Airfield near Blackstone, Virginia.  U.S. NATIONAL GUARD/MIKE VRABEL

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Planning is underway for a June 2 ceremony and celebration. The event will be open to veterans and the general public.

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73 Confederate monuments were removed or renamed last year, report finds

By Giselle Rhoden and Dalila Paul, CNN

February 3, 2023

Indigenous tribe's name to be restored to Connecticut river under proposed bill

A state representative wants to honor the Pequot tribe.

By Ivan Pereira

ABC News

January 20, 2023

Central Park entrance renamed 'Gate of the Exonerated' for the 'Exonerated Five'

"The 'Exonerated Five' is the American Black boy, man, story," the mayor said.

By Emily Shapiro

ABC News

December 19, 2022

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The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

Aotearoa or New Zealand: has the moment come to change the country’s name?

By Eva Corlett in Wellington

The Guardian

August 10, 2022

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Māori party leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. Te Pati Māori has presented a petition with 70,000 signatures asking for New Zealand to be renamed Aotearoa.

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Robert E. Lee at war's end, courtesy of CNN

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HOW TO RENAME A PLACE

By David A. Graham

The Atlantic

January 27, 2022

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Opinion: Confederate heritage groups should not decide the fate of toppled monuments

By Erin L. Thompson

The Washington Post Opinion

January 23, 2022

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The Wampanoag name Aquinnah means "land under the hill."Photo by: Jenna Shepard

Hattie McDaniel as Mammy in Gone With the Wind (MGM)