Local officials voted Thursday to rename a street named for a 1920s Ku Klux Klan leader on Long Island. ThaliaPerezTV reports.
The research that came at the insistence of the mayor, who applauded students but initially sparred over whether the record of Linder's KKK involvement is clear. He received reams of research from a committee of students, residents, and historians.Pupke says a name change is not about canceling history.
"You look at all the things that Paul Linder has done and you can't deny the fact that he was a terrible person. Why would I want the name of a Klan member on the street in my village?" Brown said.They haven't spoken publicly. Other Lindner Place residents say history can be addressed without being erased, and we can learn from it.