December 17, 2020
The Power Academic and Performing Arts Complex in Jackson, named after a Confederate colonel, will become the Ida B. Wells Elementary School. Wells was a Holly Springs native who went on to become a journalist, educator and civil rights leader. Photo courtesy JPS
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Two Schools Named After Confederate Leaders to Get New Names
Two Mississippi elementary schools named for Confederate leaders will get new names, officials said. Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Jackson will be renamed Shirley Elementary School after doctors Aaron …
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