D.C. Council Passes Resolution Supporting Renaming Of Woodrow Wilson High School

Oct 21, 2020

The D.C. Council approved unanimously Tuesday a resolution to support the renaming of Woodrow Wilson High School, bringing new scrutiny to the segregationist legacy of the 28th U.S. president and lending firepower to efforts to rename other buildings that bear the names of segregationists and racists.

“Soon after his inauguration, President Wilson’s administration oversaw the demotion and firing of Black workers, isolating them in “Negro corners,” forcing them to use “colored toilets” and erecting “Whites-only” signs in federal buildings,” read Chairman Phil Mendelson on Tuesday. “President Wilson’s racism had a disproportionate impact on our city. Accordingly, it is not appropriate to have one of our high schools named after this public figure, despite other aspects of his record.”

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