US drops Confederate name from last of nine military bases

Washington (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 - The United States on Friday dropped a Confederate general's name from the last of nine bases that honored figures from pro-slavery breakaway southern states, renaming it for former president and famed World War II commander Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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