Over 1,000 people have signed a petition to rename the City of Lynchburg named after founder John Lynch. Lynch was a Quaker described as progressive for his time in the 1780s, according to Chief Public History Officer Ted Delaney. "He believed in emancipating slaves," Delaney said. "He had slaves but he freed all of his. He supported recolonization, which is sending slaves back to Africa. He did not believe in perpetuating the institution of slavery in this country." Delaney explains that the term lynching is actually named after Lynch's brother, Charles Lynch. He would tie British soldiers to a tree...