Park won’t honor slaveholder, angering Irish cultural groups

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Citing his slave-owning past, a Virginia town outside DC has officially decided not to name a refurbished park after one of its founding fathers in a move that’s fostered accusations of anti-Catholic and anti-Irish bias.
The Washington Post reports the Alexandria City Council unanimously decided to name the riverfront-area park “Waterfront Park,” formerly known informally as “Fitzgerald Square.”
John Fitzgerald was an Irish immigrant who