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In reply to the discussion: Kansas City votes to remove Martin Luther King's name from historic street [View all]Coventina
(27,101 posts)22. I appreciate the additional information. It is true that I am reacting based on my personal
prior experience.
Here in AZ, when I was a young adult, Gov. Bruce Babbitt began official recognition of MLK day.
The racists here went nuts, and put the issue on the ballot, where it lost, by popular vote.
It was really ugly.
I will edit my personal comment on the story.
Thanks.
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Kansas City votes to remove Martin Luther King's name from historic street [View all]
Coventina
Nov 2019
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A "progressive city"? That voted to remove Dr King from their street signs?
Dennis Donovan
Nov 2019
#5
Martin Luther King Blvd. is in Missouri, as is the largest portion of s Kansas City
dlk
Nov 2019
#25
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 appreciate the additional information. It is true that I am reacting based on my personal
Coventina
Nov 2019
#22
The person I know there who opposed the name change is black and a strong progressive
pnwmom
Nov 2019
#7
Yes -- that was also my impression from the FB page of a black friend of mine there. nt
pnwmom
Nov 2019
#17
I was raised in the Metropolitan part of Kansas City and Troost is only a few blocks away
chowder66
Nov 2019
#38
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
"Everyone's full of shit in Kansas City! They've got about as fer as they kin go!"
Aristus
Nov 2019
#37
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
The point is that there's normally a process the change Street names and they didn't follow it...
brooklynite
Nov 2019
#61