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11-06-2019, 08:20 AM
Kansas City votes overwhelmingly to remove Martin Luther King Jr.'s name from historic street
Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved removing Dr. Martin Luther King's name from one of the city's most historic boulevards. The decision comes less than a year after the city council decided to rename The Paseo.
Unofficial results showed the proposal to remove King's name received nearly 70% of the vote, with just over 30% voting to retain King's name.
The campaign has been divisive, with supporters of King's name accusing opponents of being racist, while supporters of The Paseo name say city leaders pushed the name change through without following proper procedures and ignored The Paseo's historic value.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kansas-city-election-voters-overwhelming-choose-to-remove-martin-luther-king-jr-from-historic-street-today-2019-11-06/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3b
Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved removing Dr. Martin Luther King's name from one of the city's most historic boulevards. The decision comes less than a year after the city council decided to rename The Paseo.
Unofficial results showed the proposal to remove King's name received nearly 70% of the vote, with just over 30% voting to retain King's name.
The campaign has been divisive, with supporters of King's name accusing opponents of being racist, while supporters of The Paseo name say city leaders pushed the name change through without following proper procedures and ignored The Paseo's historic value.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kansas-city-election-voters-overwhelming-choose-to-remove-martin-luther-king-jr-from-historic-street-today-2019-11-06/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3b