VA School Named for Confederate Soldier Renamed for Hidden Figure Katherine Johnson amren.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from amren.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Virginia middle school that was once named after a Confederate soldier has been renamed in honor of African American NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson. The former Sidney Lanier Middle School in Fairfax County held a renaming ceremony Friday. Lanier was a prominent American poet and private in the Confederate army.