News: Richmond museum likely dropping name
The Museum of the Confederacy in downtown Richmond is preparing a move to a new location, but that's not the only change it's considering. The museum will likely drop the word "Confederacy" from its name because of the negative connotations that are associated with the word.
According to CNN.com: "The Confederacy, and by association the museum, now symbolize racism," said a group of historians, preservationists and grant writers who studied the museum's health.
Read more about the story here.
According to CNN.com: "The Confederacy, and by association the museum, now symbolize racism," said a group of historians, preservationists and grant writers who studied the museum's health.
Read more about the story here.
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