Byron Otis-Florida School Drops Confederate Name

Nathan B. Forrest High School in Florida (named after a confederate general and Ku Klux Klan member) was titled so fifty-four years ago, against the wishes of both students and teachers. It was recently taken to a vote and was unanimously decided that the name should be changed. With 64 percent of the student population being black, it is completely understandable that this name should be a cause for offense. The new name is to be either Firestone or Westside, both of which are boring, but perhaps less offensive. While Nathan Forrest is generally considered to be a military genius, I'm not sure whether being very good at amassing and organizing people to fight for an oppressive institution is a feat worthy of school. I feel very good about our school, named after Booker T. Washington, especially because nobody could ever argue the legitimacy of his feats, or whether he was a good person.