Jefferson Davis school to be renamed after Obama
A public school in Mississippi named after Jefferson Davis is being renamed to honor former President Obama.
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Ninety-eight percent of the students who attend the Davis Magnet school are black, according to the publication.
“Jefferson Davis, although infamous in his own right, would probably not be too happy about a diverse school promoting the education of the very individuals he fought to keep enslaved being named after him,” Davis Magnet IB PTA President Janelle Jefferson said.
The name change is meant "to reflect a person who fully represents the ideals and public stances consistent with what we want our children to believe about themselves."
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