04-07-2020 14:00 via sltrib.com

Letter: Fort Douglas needs a new name

Recent activism targeting the removal of Confederate symbols is one small part of a great American awakening long overdue. There aren’t many Confederate symbols in Utah (except those publicly displayed by private citizens). Even so, there is one change that needs to happen in our state: Fort Douglas.The old fort is the namesake of Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, former judge, U.S. senator and candidate for president. He was Abraham Lincoln’s political rival for the U.S. Senate and on
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