Audubon name change sparks debate in Bay Area chapter | Culture
The National Audubon Society elected to keep the name "Audubon" after three years of deliberation. Now, local chapters are weighing in.
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The National Audubon Society elected to keep the name "Audubon" after three years of deliberation. Now, local chapters are weighing in.
Seattle Audubon is changing its name to Birds Connect Seattle to move away from a name with a racist legacy.
James Audubon, a naturalist known for his watercolor paintings of birds, also owned, sold and bought enslaved African Americans through his general store in Kentucky and was a staunch opponent of abolition.
James Audubon, a naturalist known for his watercolor paintings of birds, also owned, sold and bought enslaved African Americans through his general store in Kentucky and was a staunch opponent of abolition.
The Seattle Audubon has dropped the name of the man it was named for and has become Birds Connect Seattle.