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Do Street Names Matter?

Posted by: David Gest

29 March 2006 - 6:00am

Chicago has erupted in controversy over the potential naming of a street after a Black Panther; what have street names meant to different people in different cities?

"It's the proposal that a stretch of Monroe Street be renamed for slain Black Panther Fred Hampton, and it ignited the passions of those who see Hampton as an activist who organized West Side food banks and health services, versus those who remember him as a firebrand who espoused violence toward police.

The tense debate over the honorary street name may be resolved by a City Council vote as early as Wednesday, according to City Hall insiders.

Clearly, street names are not just a little thing."

Full Story: A road by any other name
Source: The Chicago Tribune, March 26, 2006
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