Alabama's capital removes Confederate names from 2 schools
Two high schools in Alabama's capital city will no longer bear the names of Confederate leaders
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Two high schools in Alabama's capital city will no longer bear the names of Confederate leaders
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Two high schools in Alabama's capital, a hub of the civil rights movement, will no longer bear the names of Confederate leaders.
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Alabama News Historian Richard Bailey organized the ceremony. The Graetz are nationally recognized for their work during the civil rights movement. The Graetz began their support for the civil rights movement during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. They were the only white clergy to openly support the boycotts. Robert was a white minister of a majority black Luthran church in Montgomery. Their home was bombed by the KKK twice. The Graetz passed way just three months apart. Jeannie Graetz was 90 years old, Reverend Robert Graetz was 92.