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A bill got through the U.S. House of Representatives this month that, if passed into law, could change this county for years — possibly decades. It starts with the flag. Old Glory will have to be amended to include an additional star.
The House bill shrinks our country’s capital to the United States Capitol, the White House and some other federal buildings. The rest of what we currently refer to as the District of Columbia would become a brand-new state.
The District of Columbia would be rechristened the Douglass Commonwealth in honor of Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery, escaped and became a 19th-century advocate for Black power.