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As Ben Shapiro quipped, the revolution always eats its own. An effort by Waukegan’s school district to remove the name of Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson from its middle school ran into opposition two weeks ago when the names of Barack and Michelle Obama were offered as a replacement. That prompted outrage from the city’s Latino community, which argued that Obama’s policies on enforcing the law on the border and deporting illegals was itself racist. “Obama is another oppressor,” one activist declared, and others called Obama the “deporter in chief” in objecting to the proposal.
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Proposal to name Waukegan school after Obamas draws protest
Updated 4/3/2021 5:21 PM
As Waukegan s Board of Education considers changing the names of two of its schools, protesters are objecting to a proposal that one of them be named after the nation s first Black president and his wife.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is named after the nation s third president, who owned slaves. Daniel Webster Middle School is named after a former senator who supported slavery.
Renaming committees were formed for each school, and included people in the community, students and staff. Barack and Michelle Obama is one of the top three choices for Jefferson school s new name.