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Renaming of U.S. Army Bases Previously Named After Confederate Leaders

Partially reversed · United States · Last reported Jun 2025

Source: Equal Justice Initiative

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Partially Reversed

The U.S. Army is renaming seven military bases that were originally named after Confederate leaders who sought to preserve slavery. This renaming effort follows a bipartisan law passed in 2020 prohibiting military installations from being named after persons who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America. The renaming process involved extensive research, community engagement, and wa

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Prospective
Sector
Aerospace & Defense, Government
Location
United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Equal Justice Initiative

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The project “Renaming of U.S. Army Bases Previously Named After Confederate Leaders” is an infrastructure initiative in the Aerospace & Defense sector, located in United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Equal Justice Initiative.

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partially reversed

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The U.S. Army is renaming seven military bases that were originally named after Confederate leaders who sought to preserve slavery. This renaming effort follows a bipartisan law passed in 2020 prohibiting military installations from being named after persons who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America. The renaming process involved extensive research, community engagement, and was completed for nine bases in 2023. However, recent decisions have reversed some of these changes, restoring original Confederate-linked names by associating them with different military personnel sharing the same last names.

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2025-06-19

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