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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Stonewall_riotsStonewall riots - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Stonewall (officially Stonewall Equality Limited) is an LGBT rights charity in the United Kingdom, founded in 1989 and named after the Stonewall Inn because of the Stonewall riots. The Stonewall Awards is an annual event the charity has held since 2006 to recognize people who have affected the lives of British lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.

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3. www.britannica.com › event › Stonewall-riotsStonewall riots | Definition, Significance, & Facts | Britannica

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   3 days ago · Recent News. Stonewall riots, series of violent confrontations that began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, between police and gay rights activists outside the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City. As the riots progressed, an international gay rights movement was born.

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4. apnews.com › article › shenandoah-county-schoolVirginia NAACP sues school board for reinstating Confederate ...

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   1 day ago · FLE - A crew removes the statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson, July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The Virginia NAACP filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, against Shenandoah County’s school board over its recent reinstatement of Confederate military names to two schools, including a high school named after Stonewall Jackson.

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6. www.foxnews.com › us › virginia-school-board-suedConfederate names reinstated by Virginia county school board ...

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   17 hours ago · The use of Stonewall Jackson "Generals" imbues the name with the Confederacy’s racist, pro-slavery ideologies." A crew removes the statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson in Richmond, Va ...

7. lawandcrime.com › lawsuit › virginia-school-districtVirginia district sued for renaming schools for Confederates

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   1 day ago · The change means the school names returned to those of three namesake Confederate leaders: Robert E. Lee, General-in-chief of the Confederate States Army, Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, Lieutenant General of the Northern Virginia’s Second Corps Army, and Turner Ashby, Brigadier General, all of whom fought to preserve slavery and segregation.

8. www.npr.org › 2024/06/11 › nx-s1-5002063Virginia NAACP sues Shenandoah school board over ... - NPR

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   1 day ago · The controversial May 9 decision returned the names of Confederate generals Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Turner Ashby to two local schools. The names had been removed nearly four ...

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   Is Stonewall a charity?

   • Stonewall (officially Stonewall Equality Limited) is an LGBT rights charity in the United Kingdom, founded in 1989 and named after the Stonewall Inn because of the Stonewall riots. The Stonewall Awards is an annual event the charity has held since 2006 to recognize people who have affected the lives of British lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.

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   Did Stonewall Jackson rename Ashby Lee Elementary School?

   • In a 5-1 vote on May 9, the school board decided to reinstate the names Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby Lee Elementary School. The names honor Confederate Gens. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Turner Ashby.

   NAACP sues Virginia school board over decision to restore Confederate …

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   Why did Stonewall Jackson change its name?

   • Kenny Wakeman, a lifelong county resident, said the Stonewall Jackson name “stood proudly for 60 years until 2020,” when he said the “actions of a rogue police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota,” prompted a move to change the name, a reference to the killing of George Floyd that sparked nationwide protests and debate over racial injustice.

   Virginia NAACP sues school board for reinstating Confederate names

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   What would Stonewall Jackson 'Generals' do if a freshman is black?

   • For example, the lawsuit said an incoming freshman, who is Black, would be forced to play sports as a member of the Stonewall Jackson “Generals.” And she would have to wear a uniform “adorned with a name and logo that symbolizes hatred, White supremacy, and Massive Resistance to integration.”

   Virginia NAACP sues school board for reinstating Confederate names

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10. www.cnn.com › 2024/06/11 › usNAACP sues Virginia school board over decision to restore ...

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    1 day ago · Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Turner Ashby. The schools have been called Mountain View High School and Honey Run Elementary School since July 2021, according to board documents .