Fort Lee Renamed to Honor Black Army Trailblazers.
TL;DR
Fort Lee, an Army base named after a Confederate general, has been renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in honor of two Black Army pioneers, Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams. The Virginia base is one of nine Army bases being renamed to remove associations with the Confederacy, following the recommendations of a congressional Naming Commission.
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- US Army renames Fort Lee after 2 pioneering Black Army officers CNN
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