A coalition of African American groups is pushing Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the state's General Assembly on renaming the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
A coalition of African American groups in Maryland is pushing for Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge to be renamed once reconstructed over what they say is racism connected to Key's legacy. The Caucus of African American Leaders of Anne Arundel County recently voted unanimously to call for changing the names of two bridges in Maryland, including the Key Bridge, and will lobby Democratic Gov.
When asked about the proposal, Moore told Fox News Digital that he remains 'laser-focused on providing closure to these families, clearing the channel, and rebuilding the bridge.' However, the Baltimore Banner said that Moore told reporters on Monday that he thinks there will 'be a time for that' conservation later.
They also quote Key as having said Black Americans are 'a distinct and inferior race of people, which all experience proves to be the greatest evil that afflicts a community,' which has received pushback as an 'erroneous' quote from the Star Spangled Banner Foundation. 'A racist quote attributed to Francis Scott Key, the author of the lyrics to 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' has been circulating in news articles and blog posts,' the foundation wrote in 2020.
The campaigns of Rep. David Trone and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, Democrats seeking the party nomination for U.S. Senate, did not respond to a request for comment on the proposal by the time of publication. Republican Maryland Senate candidate Larry Hogan's campaign likewise did not provide a comment on the proposal. Democratic Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a former NAACP president whose U.S.
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