bases, these forts, were named mostly in the 20th century. in a very segregated south, standing on the shoulders of jim crow. reporter: fort pickett, virginia named after george pickett. in 1863 at gettysburg he led the assault known as pickett s charge. over 6,000 confederate soldiers died. it would be the last confederate charge to the north. for some just fighting for the south makes pickett a traitor. but for others it s all part of history. the army says it has no plans to rename any of its bases. today s army is 20% african-american. the largest of all of the services. barbara starr, cnn, pentagon. ahead more on the breaking news about prison guard gene palmer and the question of whether guards at dannemora were
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