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Embattled Legacies

Bridget Manley / WMRA

Embattled Legacies

The Shenandoah County School Board made national news earlier this year when it voted to restore the names of Confederate generals to two schools. Now, they're being sued by the NAACP. Two of our reporters teamed up to delve deeper into this controversy and the local history behind it.
  • In the wake of the name change and the NAACP lawsuit, we've dug into Shenandoah County's Civil War history and the context around Stonewall Jackson High School's construction and naming. What legacy have these Confederate names left us? WMRA's Bridget Manley takes us back to the present day with the conclusion of our series.
  • The Shenandoah County School Board made national news earlier this year when it voted to restore the names of Confederate generals to two schools. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi picks up the story in the segregated Virginia of 70 years ago.
  • Why were Stonewall Jackson High and Ashby-Lee Elementary originally named after Confederate generals? For insight into that decision, we have to trace the county, state, and country's turbulent history back through time, from the Civil War through the Civil Rights movement.
  • The Shenandoah County School Board made national news earlier this year when it voted to restore the names of Confederate generals to two schools. Now, they're being sued by the NAACP. Two of our reporters teamed up to delve deeper into this controversy. Here's WMRA's Bridget Manley with the first of a four-part series.