Arlington County officials unanimously voted Saturday to rename Lee Highway to Langston Boulevard, named after abolitionist John Mercer Langston.
Langston was also the first Dean of Law at Howard University. The highway is currently named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
The renaming of Lee Highway comes after the Lee Highway Alliance underwent an effort to choose a name that better reflects Arlington County’s values, promotes equity and is more welcoming to all people, according to the group.
Wilma Jones Kilgo, a member of the alliance, spoke in favor of renaming the road, pointing out that Lee owned slaves and was a member of the Confederate.
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Courtesy of Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department
A tanker truck overturned in a single-vehicle wreck in January
on Jae Valley Road in Roanoke County, closing part of Virginia 116
for an unknown period of time.
FILE, The Roanoke Times
Jae Valley Road/Virginia 116 is blocked by after a
tractor-trailer accident spilled hazardous materials on June 11,
2014.
The Roanoke Times, File 2014
Jae Valley Road/Virginia 116 is blocked on June 11, 2014, after
a tractor-trailer wreck spilled hazardous materials.
Courtesy of Virginia Department of Transportation
The tanker crashed June 11, 2014, off the side of the 4200 block
of Jae Valley Road (Virginia 116), sending its driver to the
hospital with minor injuries.
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