Date uploaded: 2022-12-04 13:22:21

More than 80 public schools across the United States chose to drop their namesakes in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder in May 2020, citing the individuals’ racist acts, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal data. School name changes involving Confederates may have been the most visible because they’re so well known, but they were far from the only controversial names targeted in the nationwide push to jettison racist symbols. In Minnesota, two schools removed the name Henry Sibley, a Civil War era governor, after activists brought to light evidence that he massacred Native Dakota people. In Illinois, school board officials eschewed the name Daniel Webster, a former secretary of state who defended slavery. Want to see what other namesakes have been removed? Visit the link in bio for more.