After three years of discussion, the City Council in Alexandria, Va., voted Saturday to remove the name of Jefferson Davis from a city highway.
Jefferson Davis Highway, named for the only president of the Confederacy, will be renamed Richmond Highway, council members decided in a 6-0 vote.
The change that will take effect Jan. 1 of next year, a city news release said.
The old name offended many residents of Virginia’s seventh-largest city, which has an estimated population of about 160,000 and is roughly 8 miles south of Washington D.C.
“It’s offensive. It’s offensive to those moving in, those who have been here. So, it’s time for a change,” resident Amanda Mitchell told Washington’s WJLA-TV. – READ MORE
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