Such an easy and I'll bet acceptable change for them.
Posted on 04/10/2015 8:05:47 AM PDT by C19fan
If student groups have their way, Maryland’s Byrd Stadium could be getting a new name.
A proposal to have the stadium’s name changed was backed by the student government Wednesday night amid protests that the stadium’s namesake held beliefs contrary to the school’s core principles.
H.C. “Curley” Byrd was a former university president from 1936 to 1954, and helped raise funds to get the stadium built in 1950. He also was a well-known racist, who prevented African-Americans from playing sports at Maryland until 1951 and fought for the separation of black and white students.
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I wonder if they will rename their NFL team the Baltimore Baraqqis after Jan 2017?
I remember the dismay I felt when I learned that Maryland was just as segregated as states like Alabama and Mississippi. I suppose I should have figured that one out for myself, considering which party runs the government.
Such an easy and I'll bet acceptable change for them.
I had special Vous shoes to keep out the Vous goo...
I propose the “Nathan Bedford Forrest Memorial Stadium”
“... call it “The Big Vous”.
Ahhh.... memories! Of me losing my shoes from all that sticky beer yuck.
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