nytimes October 3, 2021 11:00am Army Base Names Are Changing. But to What? #unitedstatesdefenseandmilitaryforces #militarybasesandinstallations #namesgeographical #confederatestatesofamerica #fortbraggnc #forthoodtex #fayettevillenc #fortbenningga #fortpolkla #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #news Ed or Julia? Freedom or Valor? Army Base Names Are Changing. But to What? Congress mandated renaming military bases that commemorate Confederate leaders. The communities around them are now weighing in.
nytimes August 20, 2021 11:00am Felix Hall, a Soldier Lynched at Fort Benning, Is Remembered After 80 Years #lynching #fortbenningga #felixhall #blackpeople #militarybasesandinstallations #discrimination #unitedstatesarmy #bishopsanforddjr #worldwarii193945 #monumentsandmemorialsstructures #news Felix Hall, a Soldier Lynched at Fort Benning, Is Remembered After 80 Years No one was ever charged in his death in 1941. This month, a memorial was dedicated in Georgia — and a historian finally found a photograph of the young soldier.