Posted on Nov 8, 2021
Johnson County is named after a major pro-slavery advocate. A new proposal would change that
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Rev. Thomas Johnson was a slaveholder and led the “Bogus Legislature” that sought to install Kansas as a slave state before the Civil War. But rather than renaming Johnson County, the Charter Commission may decide to change its namesake.
Johnson County is named after a major pro-slavery advocate. A new proposal would change that
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LOL, change the namesake to Col. Middleton Tate Johnson. He was a Regulator, a Senator of the Republic of Texas, served as a member of the Second Texas Mounted Volunteers in the Mexican War (1845), was a Texas Ranger (twice), supported Gov. Sam Houston, and opposed secession.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Capt Gregory Prickett The More I Read the More I Realize what a Total Dick the Rev Thomas Johnson was, To Slaves, To Native Americans, Long Past Due to Pick a Better Name for the County I Call Home.
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Capt Gregory Prickett
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - that's the history all over the United States, even with my facetious suggestion. I left out the part where Johnson supported the CSA, he raised and commanded the Fourteenth Texas Cavalry during the war. My practice includes Johnson County, county seat Cleburne (named after CSA Maj Gen Patrick Cleburne, known as the Stonewall of the West). You're never going to get rid of that history.
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This could best be resolved at the national level.
We should pass a law that would delete and expunge the names of all historical figures who ever owned slaves, mistreated any indigenous people, minorities, or immegrants in any way, were associated with any of the rebellions against the lawful government, or ever said a kind word about any of the aforementioned individuals in writing or in any public statement.
Of course doing so would completely eliminate all study of US history, but that seems of little consequence since history is one of many subjects no longer taught in most US schools.
We should pass a law that would delete and expunge the names of all historical figures who ever owned slaves, mistreated any indigenous people, minorities, or immegrants in any way, were associated with any of the rebellions against the lawful government, or ever said a kind word about any of the aforementioned individuals in writing or in any public statement.
Of course doing so would completely eliminate all study of US history, but that seems of little consequence since history is one of many subjects no longer taught in most US schools.
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Why does everyone think they have to hide our history? Really getting annoying.
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