Uplift Education Announces That Uplift Peak Will Now Be Named Uplift Atlas
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DALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 18, 2021 / Uplift Education excited to unveil
a new name of our long-standing East Dallas Prek-12
th grade school. Uplift Peak Preparatory will now be known as Uplift Atlas Preparatory. Many of us as individuals and organizations
, have more deeply reflected on our role in creating more racial equity in our communities. Throughout the country we have seen buildings and streets renamed to more appropriately honor and recognize those who have been positive contributors to our history.
As Uplift has been doing its own equity work this summer, we learned Peak Street was named for Junius father, Jefferson Peak, who was a Dallas pioneering landowner. Junius Street is named for Junius. Many streets in the Peak neighborhood are named for Jefferson Peak s kids or relatives. Junius Peak was in the Confederate Army, was a Texas Ranger, and is alleged to be the founding memb