The possible change comes as school officials throughout the South are facing similar swells of protest from students, alumni and parents. Fairfax County’s Robert E. Lee High School now bears the name of the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. As has happened elsewhere, some alumni — often white alumni — are lamenting a lost history. ADEver since Owusu learned who Thomas Chambliss was, she has refused to chant “T.C.” at sporting events, yelling “Go Titans!” instead. Rechristening the high school for Boone, Arrington feels, would do more real honor to the 1971 team than the movie ever did or could.

Source: Washington Post July 28, 2020 14:15 UTC