Something I didn’t know before reporting this story was that most Southern schools chose Confederate names/mascots in 50s/60s specifically as a response to Brown v. Board & forced desegregation.

“It was trying to make black students feel unwelcome,” said historian @AdamHDomby. https://t.co/CGsBllk8oO

— Hannah Natanson (@hannah_natanson) July 7, 2020