Article 5GK43 Atlanta School Board Distances Itself from Confederate Past, Renames School in Honor of Hank Aaron

Atlanta School Board Distances Itself from Confederate Past, Renames School in Honor of Hank Aaron

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Jay Connor
from The Root on (#5GK43)
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At first glance, Forrest Hill Academy might look like just about every other high school in Atlanta. That is, until you realize that it's named after Nathan Bedford Forrest; a Confederate general who also just so happened to be a whole-ass Ku Klux Klan grand wizard.

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