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Kansas City votes to remove Martin Luther King's name from historic street [View all] Coventina Nov 2019 OP

I hope KC becomes persona-non-grata on the world stage... Dennis Donovan Nov 2019 #1

Why? It's a progressive city. AkFemDem Nov 2019 #3

A "progressive city"? That voted to remove Dr King from their street signs? Dennis Donovan Nov 2019 #5

What you're ignoring... AkFemDem Nov 2019 #9

A Paseo is a Mexican city? a la izquierda Nov 2019 #44

Paseo is not a name for a Mexican city whopis01 Nov 2019 #62

And maybe take a minute to look at the other elections there last night AkFemDem Nov 2019 #12

Thank you. jayschool2013 Nov 2019 #15

one does not "jump to assumptions" lapfog_1 Nov 2019 #40

Kansas City is far from progressive dlk Nov 2019 #23

I'm sorry... I grew up in KC... it is FAR from progressive. lapfog_1 Nov 2019 #39

That's certainly a measured and rational response SCantiGOP Nov 2019 #11

What? Dennis Donovan Nov 2019 #28

KC, die a slow death economically... LenaBaby61 Nov 2019 #16

Martin Luther King Blvd. is in Missouri, as is the largest portion of s Kansas City dlk Nov 2019 #25

Not Kansas, not Kansas, not Kansas Pmc1962 Nov 2019 #50

What the hell has Kansas crap got to do with Missouri? AncientGeezer Nov 2019 #51

Nothing apparently. dware Nov 2019 #52

Not exactly. AkFemDem Nov 2019 #2

The name change for Dr. King was the result of decades of struggle by civil rights leaders. Coventina Nov 2019 #6

If the city had followed their regular process the decision would have had more support. pnwmom Nov 2019 #13

I'm not familiar with what happened but am I correct in assuming that cstanleytech Nov 2019 #34

That's exactly Rebl2 Nov 2019 #45

Have you ever been in KC? MuseRider Nov 2019 #18

I appreciate the additional information. It is true that I am reacting based on my personal Coventina Nov 2019 #22

Oh I totally get that. MuseRider Nov 2019 #27

Yes - with all the McCain stuff lately people forget his MLK positions ArizonaLib Nov 2019 #30

Mostly steps forward this election day. A few backwards. mpcamb Nov 2019 #4

I agree ArizonaLib Nov 2019 #31

The person I know there who opposed the name change is black and a strong progressive pnwmom Nov 2019 #7

This is not racist. MuseRider Nov 2019 #8

Thanks for the info! I am now educated on the issue! bronxiteforever Nov 2019 #14

Yes -- that was also my impression from the FB page of a black friend of mine there. nt pnwmom Nov 2019 #17

Thank you jayschool2013 Nov 2019 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author bronxiteforever Nov 2019 #10

I wonder how voters in New Orleans would react... AkFemDem Nov 2019 #20

Here's another point of view, pnwmom Nov 2019 #21

There is a street here in Austin called Manchaca. christx30 Nov 2019 #36

A similar reaction to Philadelphia changing part of Delaware Ave DeminPennswoods Nov 2019 #24

As with anything, context is important. Quackers Nov 2019 #26

Exactly MuseRider Nov 2019 #29

Not a racist move bellmartin Nov 2019 #32

I was raised in the Metropolitan part of Kansas City and Troost is only a few blocks away chowder66 Nov 2019 #38

Well, this has been an embarrassing thread brooklynite Nov 2019 #33

You can say that again. Embarrassing! SaintLouisBlues Nov 2019 #47

I think KC is way past due to name a major street for MLK. Note that KC is not like much of MO hlthe2b Nov 2019 #35

I no longer live in Missouri. This is not my fight. mnhtnbb Nov 2019 #56

"Everyone's full of shit in Kansas City! They've got about as fer as they kin go!" Aristus Nov 2019 #37

OOOOOklahoma! MuseRider Nov 2019 #43

I lived in a small town north of Kansas City for 6 years--St. Joseph, MO--which is really right wing mnhtnbb Nov 2019 #41

Surely, if you live there you would know that most of Kansas City is in MO, but not all. hlthe2b Nov 2019 #48

Thank you for clarifying my post. Yes, there is a Kansas City, KS mnhtnbb Nov 2019 #49

Perhaps you missed this from my earlier post hlthe2b Nov 2019 #53

No, I did not miss it. mnhtnbb Nov 2019 #54

See my post #35 hlthe2b Nov 2019 #55

Dumb, and disappointing... Blue_Tires Nov 2019 #42

The only person I know in Kansas city is a black progressive pnwmom Nov 2019 #46

You know that, do you? brooklynite Nov 2019 #58

Am I to understand that Blue_Tires Nov 2019 #59

The point is that there's normally a process the change Street names and they didn't follow it... brooklynite Nov 2019 #61

There are deeper issues than renaming a street. mnhtnbb Nov 2019 #57

K&R real Cannabis calm Nov 2019 #60