An Atlanta school that had been named after a Confederate general will be renamed after the late Hall of Famer and former Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron.
The Atlanta Board of Education voted unanimously to change the name of Forrest Hill Academy to the Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy.
"It is very important that we understand our history," board member Michelle Olympiadis said during the meeting. "It’s very important that we understand where we are coming from."
The school had been named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army and also became known for being one of the founding figures of the Ku Klux Klan.