When Governor Nikki Haley – in the wake of the shooting that claimed the lives of nine churchgoers in Charleston – called for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina State Capitol, it marked a significant shift.
Across the South, symbols of the Confederacy have been taken off of store shelves and monuments to Confederate generals and leaders are being taken down even in 300-year-old cities like New Orleans.
In one city in the Deep South, the name chosen to replace Old Dixie Highway, as WPTV reports, is a sign of the extent of the cultural changes occurring across the region.
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Absolutely the most idiotic name for the Old Dixie Highway or ANY road. The traffic can only make left hand turns and end up at a mosque. Well I bet at least no one will steal the sign
ReplyDeleteThanks and that's for sure. :)
DeleteIf they're trying to be 'PC correct', they blew it.....they left out 'the Muslim' between Barack and Obama. If you're going to be stupid, at least do it right.... :)
ReplyDeleteCentral Alabamaian
There is still an 'Old Dixie Hwy' going South thru Atlanta on
ReplyDeleteI-75.
Always warms my heart and gives me a sense of security
when I pass it. Even without the Southern symbols, the
South has its own mystic.
There is still an 'Old Dixie Hwy' going South thru Atlanta on I-75.
DeleteYes, the city only changed the part that was in their jurisdiction.
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Even without the Southern symbols, the South has its own mystic.
Well said.