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"Forrest High got its name in 1959, when the Daughters of the Confederacy, angry about the Supreme Court???s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision forcing school integration, pushed for the name."<br /> <br /> b/w<br /> <br /> "The school board voted 5-2 to keep the name, with all five white members in favor of Forrest. Of course lots of things in the United States are named after people with a bad record on racial issues, but not only is Forrest an unusually egregious case in this instance it???s clear from the timing that the school was given that name specifically as an f-you to blacks and supporters of racial equality. "<br /> <br /> Point being that the Civil War has never really ended in this country.<br /> <br /> I wonder what the sports teams' nicknames at this high school are. The NB Forrest Nightriders? The NB Forrest Lynchers?<br /> <br /> Stay classy, teabaggers!
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