Texas Lawmakers Push for Federal Government to Remove ‘Negro’ from the State Place Names; the N-Word Was the Original Name Until 1963
The Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution on Monday urging the federal government to step in and approve changes to offensive names of places in the state. At least 25 places in Texas have the word “Negro” in their names, according to U.S. Board on Geographic Names . This excludes the use of the…