Richmond Renaming School After Obama, Scrapping Confederate General’s Name

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RICHMOND, Va. (CBS News) – The Richmond Public School board voted Monday night to change the name of J.E.B. Stuart Elementary to Barack Obama Elementary School, reports the CBS affiliate there, WTVR-TV. The new name was chosen from a total of seven finalists. The vote was six-to-one.
The board voted 8-1 earlier this year to rename the school. J.E.B. Stuart was a Confederate general.
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