The Riviera Beach City Council in South Florida, US, will vote this week on the mayor\u2019s proposal to rename the “racist” Old Dixie Highway after President Obama.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach member will vote Yay or Nay to rid this city of a street name that still invokes memories of racism and slavery in the Old South\u201d said Mayor Thomas Masters, a local NBC affiliate reported.<\/p>\n
The meeting was held in City Hall Chambers in Riviera Beach.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re in the Dr. Martin Luther King celebrations in the city,\u201d Mr. Masters said in January, The Palm Beach Post reported. \u201cWhat better way to celebrate his legacy than to get rid of what he died for, which was getting rid of old Dixie.\u201d<\/p>\n
The mayor noted at the time that Old Dixie Highway intersects Martin Luther King Boulevard in the city, and \u201cthis may be one of the few places in America where you have a Barack Obama intersecting with Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Source: The Washington Times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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