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Tempe completes work to replace street and park names with KKK ties

Tempe completes work to replace street and park names with KKK ties
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City of Tempe replaces street signs amid renaming of KKK-linked properties

The City of Tempe installed new signs Friday amid the renaming of streets and parks originally linked to the KKK.

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Tempe city councilors approve name changes for KKK-linked properties

Months after learning some parks and streets were named after members of the Ku Klux Klan, Tempe city council took its final step to rename them.

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Tempe is one step closer to renaming parks and streets with ties to the KKK

The committee says they went through over 200 public submissions, ultimately choosing to honor local activists and pioneers.

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