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Coverage dated February 9, 2022 to February 10, 2022

Alabama Revisits Naming Building After Both KKK Leader and First Black Student

Headline from NBC Chicago

The University of Alabama is reconsidering its decision last week to retain the name of a one-time governor who led the Ku Klux Klan on a campus building while adding the name of the school’s first Black student.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Alabama revisits pairing KKK leader and Black student names (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- The University of Alabama is reconsidering its decision last week to retain the name of a one-time governor who led the Ku Klux

  2. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ala. university revisits pairing name of ex-KKK leader with Black student on building (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The University of Alabama is reconsidering its decision last week to retain the name of a one-time governor who led the Ku Klux Klan on a campus building while adding the name of the school’s first Black student.

  3. NBC Chicago

    Alabama Revisits Naming Building After Both KKK Leader and First Black Student (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The University of Alabama is reconsidering its decision last week to retain the name of a one-time governor who led the Ku Klux Klan on a campus building while adding the name of the school’s first Black student.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ala. university to remove name of ex-KKK leader from hall, keep Black student's name (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    University of Alabama trustees voted Friday to strip the name of a one-time governor who led the Ku Klux Klan from a campus building and rename it solely for the school’s first Black student.

  5. NBC New York

    Alabama Revisits Naming Campus Building After KKK Leader and First Black Student (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The University of Alabama is reconsidering its decision last week to retain the name of a one-time governor who led the Ku Klux Klan on a campus building while adding the name of the school’s first Black student.

  6. Bowling Green Daily News

    University of Alabama to remove KKK leader's name from hall (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — University of Alabama trustees voted Friday to strip the name of a one-time governor who led the Ku Klux Klan from a campus building and rename

  7. Wyoming Public Media

    University of Alabama will remove Klan leader's name from a campus building after all (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The university's trustees voted to strip the name of a one-time governor who led the Ku Klux Klan from a campus building and rename it solely for the school's first Black student.

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