Trump to restore Fort (Robert E) Lee... in honor of a Black man?!

[Buddy]

I'm not even joking would this be considered tangibles? I could easily see brehs liking it

Rather than restore the name of Gen. Robert E. Lee, the Confederate commander who defended slavery, the Army found Pvt. Fitz Lee, who was Black and fought in the Spanish-American War.
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The base was named for General Lee from 1917 until 2023. But for the past two years, it was named Fort Gregg-Adams for Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg, the first Black man to reach the rank of an Army three-star general, and Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley, the highest-ranking Black woman to serve as an Army officer in World War II.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/army-bases-trump-confederate.html

 

[DonB90]

 

[HiphopRelated]

They straight up playing in people's face

 

[DonB90]

Why would a Yankee care so much about Confederate namesit's almost like he's pandering but to whom

 

[XtraTrstrL]

I like how they’re trying to honor actual Black heroes instead of sticking with Confederate names. Feels like a step in the right direction, even if it’s a bit surprising that Trump would back that move.

 

[King Sun]

Tangibles

 

[ball15life]

I like how they’re trying to honor actual Black heroes instead of sticking with Confederate names. Feels like a step in the right direction, even if it’s a bit surprising that Trump would back that move.

Don't fall for it...if that's the case they would have kept it "named Fort Gregg-Adams for Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg, the first Black man to reach the rank of an Army three-star general, and Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley, the highest-ranking Black woman to serve as an Army officer in World War II."

They "renamed it" to "honor" a pvt

 

[Leasy]

Sidenote: Have y'all heard about Robert E diaries of exploits of Female slaves fukkin demon. His family has barred them from every being released.

 

[BaggerofTea]

its insane to be a black person supporting this clown

 

[HiphopRelated]

I like how they’re trying to honor actual Black heroes instead of sticking with Confederate names. Feels like a step in the right direction, even if it’s a bit surprising that Trump would back that move.

They just looked for a black man named Lee...when they say Fort Lee, they know who they're really referencing

 

[Gloxina]

They just looked for a black man named Lee...when they say Fort Lee, they know who they're really referencing

Right.