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The [https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20170822_IN10756_9a06601a24093f058000d1dffd125b3682ef40e0.pdf Congressional Research Service] took up the question of whether it was appropriate to keep Bragg’s and other former Confederate generals’ names on modern-day Army installations in 2017, 10 days after a woman was killed in Charlottesville, Va., during a protest over a monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.<ref>Quillin, Martha. [https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article243442316.html How NC Army base came to be named for Bragg. And why a scholar says it’s time to change]. | The [https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20170822_IN10756_9a06601a24093f058000d1dffd125b3682ef40e0.pdf Congressional Research Service] took up the question of whether it was appropriate to keep Bragg’s and other former Confederate generals’ names on modern-day Army installations in 2017, 10 days after a woman was killed in Charlottesville, Va., during a protest over a monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.<ref>Quillin, Martha. [https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article243442316.html How NC Army base came to be named for Bragg. And why a scholar says it’s time to change]. | ||
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Revision as of 08:12, 18 January 2021
Fort Bragg is a military installation of the United States Army in North Carolina, and is one of the largest military installations in the world, with around 57,000 military personnel.[1] Fort Bragg is located just west of Fayetteville, North Carolina.The fort is named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. It covers over 251 square miles in four counties.[2]
The Congressional Research Service took up the question of whether it was appropriate to keep Bragg’s and other former Confederate generals’ names on modern-day Army installations in 2017, 10 days after a woman was killed in Charlottesville, Va., during a protest over a monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.[3]
References
- ↑ Ioanes, Ellen; Choi, David (June 9, 2020). "The US Army is now open to renaming its military bases — here are 10 of them that still reference Confederate leaders". Business Insider.
- ↑ Fort Bragg Army Base Guide. Retrieved Jan 18, 2021
- ↑ Quillin, Martha. How NC Army base came to be named for Bragg. And why a scholar says it’s time to change. June 12, 2020. newsobserver.com. Retrieved Jan 18, 2021