Virginia Renames a Major Highway Named After Confederate President

Virginia commuters will no longer be driving on Jefferson Davis Highway. On Wednesday, the Commonwealth Transportation Board voted to rename it because, as they explained, it symbolized white supremacy. Davis was the president of the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. “Jefferson Davis had no known connection to this region...and the very designation…was a direct and antagonistic response to the proposed Lincoln Highway,” Arlington County Board Chair Christian Dorsey said.-- More...