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Democratic Party of Orange County Demand John Wayne Airport to be Renamed

28.06.2020 - 20:13

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The Democratic Party of Orange County this week demanded in a resolution for John Wayne's name, statue and other likenesses be removed from the local airport.

The document cites "a national movement to remove white supremacist symbols and names is reshaping American institutions, monuments, businesses, nonprofits, sports leagues and teams, as it is widely recognized that racist symbols produce lasting physical and psychological stress and trauma particularly to Black communities, people of color and other oppressed groups, and the removal of racist symbols provides a necessary process for communities to remember historic acts of violence and recognize victims of oppression." It clarified that there are "numerous calls" to remove John.

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