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Remember Rebels’ ugly past (Editorial | VT)
South Burlington schools took on a momentous mission by voting to keep the Rebel nickname for the city’s high school amidst controversy over the name’s history with the Confederacy ...Given the intense debate over the issue, board members had to be aware of the deep feelings their decision would incite ...
South Burlington High School yearbooks from the 1960s, the first years of the school’s existence, show how central the symbols of the Old South were to the Rebel image. The school “tolerated” .. the flags .. at a time when Civil Rights activists in the deep South risked their lives facing mobs flying the Confederate battle flag ...
The School Board must take responsibility for deciding that South Burlington schools will remain the Rebels. Board members must take the lead in making sure future students know about the ugly baggage that comes with the Rebel nickname.
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/opinion/editorials/2015/10/25/editorial-remember-rebels-ugly-past/74483806/
