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Yale could have followed the same path--instead of it being named for John C. Calhoun, it could have been renamed for Algonquian J. Calhoun.
From Amos n Andy LOL! I was thinking the same thing about nearby Brooksville, FL, named for SC Rep Preston Brooks (a DEM), a staunch supporter of slavery who damn near beat to death Sen Charles Sumner, a REPUBLICAN abolishionist Senator from Mass. My solution, merely change WHO the town is named for. How about the late great comedian Foster Brooks. HMMM, his trademark drunken act on the old Dean Martin roasts may show "insensitivity" to those with substance abuse issues. Or we could name the town for Mel Brooks. Finally a Southern town named for a Jew, how cool would that be? :) NAHH, the PC not sees consider Blazing Saddles demeaning to Black people, even though one main premise of the movie was to mock the old stereotypes. Gee, it's tough to be politically correct! :/

Well, there are a few places (mostly very small) in the South named for Christian saints who were Jews, like St. Paul or St. Joseph, but I guess those don't count.

How long can our capital be named in honor of a slaveholder? There is always Booker T. Washington as an alternative to George, but Booker is not seen as militant enough to be held up for praise.