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No Name Change For Brooklyn Street Named After Confederate General

The Army says General Lee Avenue was named after the Confederate general 'in the spirit of reconciliation.'

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Rebecca Fishbein

[UPDATE] NY Reps Demand Name Change For Brooklyn's General Lee Avenue

Fort Hamilton in Bay Ridge boasts two streets named after Confederate generals.

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Rebecca Fishbein