Sunday, January 27, 2013

Pa., Md. lawmakers want 'Negro Mountain' renamed

Pa., Md. lawmakers want 'Negro Mountain' renamed

"Gladden said the idea seemed to her 'seemed like a no-brainer,' but the reaction indicated that it was anything but. "They think I'm an agitator from the city," Gladden said.

In fact, at a 2011 hearing, 'they told me Negro was an improvement over its earlier name,' she said, referring to a racial epithet."

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