Stories Related to D.c. Proposes Renaming Woodrow Wilson High School After Playwright August Wilson

Perry Stein, Washington Post: Local
Tue, 04/20/2021 - 1:00pm

Advocates had called for the removal of Woodrow Wilson’s name for years, saying his policies pushed Black residents out of Northwest Washington.

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