An elementary school in Tacoma is looking to change its name due to concerns about the namesake’s history of preventing minorities from living in Oregon and California.
According to a news release and The Tacoma News Tribune, McCarver Elementary School will move away from the name of the Tacoma city founder because of concerns about his racist past.
According to The News Tribune:
McCarver was a businessman and promoter who made real estate investments across the U.S. McCarver, who was born in 1807, visited Eureka on Commencement Bay and realized the potential of the site for a city. He bought 163 acres and called the site Commencement City. McCarver
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