The name Lee should not be anywhere in the renaming of the elementary school. The reason is to look toward the younger members of the White Supremacist movements like Dylan Roof and his sister. They need to understand clearly there is no White Supremacist anything in the USA anymore. The museums have the Civil War in context to the events of the war, but, there is no honor in declaring hatred lives on.
I might point out, the Civil War was about slavery and wealth of plantation owners. The bigotry and racism came afterward and has no honor anywhere in the USA.
March 16, 2018
By Samuel Hardman
Lee Elementary (click here) lost its name Thursday night, but it didn't get a new one.
The Tulsa School Board rescinded the name Robert E. Lee Elementary School but tabled a renaming to “Lee School” after community members asked the board to slow down. The current name, Robert E. Lee, will remain in effect until July 1.
The board voted after a 2½-hour discussion that at times became heated.
Members of the community said they felt blindsided by the process...
