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Name changed of last army base named for Confederate general

The last army base once named for a Confederate general, Fort Gordon in Georgia, is now Fort Eisenhower. It’s a major milestone in reversing decades of propaganda surrounding the Confederate cause.

Jay Price of WUNC reports

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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