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Charlotte City Council moving towards renaming streets that honor Confederate figures


Charlotte City Council moving towards renaming streets that honor Confederate figures
The Charlotte City Council unanimously decided to move forward with plans to rename several city streets previously named for Confederate soldiers, slaveowners, and segregationists. (Source: WBTV)
By Alex Giles | February 8, 2021 at 9:53 PM EST - Updated February 9 at 2:26 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Charlotte City Council unanimously decided to move forward with plans to rename several city streets previously named for Confederate soldiers, slaveowners, and segregationists.
The council met Monday night for its regularly scheduled meeting. One of the items considered by the elected leaders was the city’s Legacy Commission’s recommendations regarding the renaming of city streets. ....

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CLT Considers Re-Naming Streets Tied To White Supremacy, Slave-Owners & Confederacy


Charlotte Considers Re-Naming Streets Tied To White Supremacy, Slave-Owners & Confederacy
December 11, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – William Phifer owned approximately 28 enslaved people. He was one of the two largest slave owners in Charlotte. Today, Phifer Street in Uptown is named for him.
Charles Aycock served as North Carolina’s 50th governor. He is also remembered as the primary architect of the state’s white supremacy movement. Aycock Lane, just south of Dilworth, is likely named for him.
Cameron Morrison served as North Carolina’s 55th governor. He was also a leader in a white supremacy campaign that worked to suppress and terrorize Black voters in the late 1890s. Morrison Boulevard and Governor Morrison Street in SouthPark are named for him. ....

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