One by one, the names of Confederate generals are being removed from U.S. military bases.

On April 27, 2023, Fort Lee, a military base in Virginia named for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, was renamed for two African American officers: Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg, the U.S. Army’s first Black three-star general, and Lt. Col. Charity Adams, who oversaw mail delivery to soldiers in Europe during World War II.

By the end of the year, the U.S. Department of Defense will have removed Confederate names from eight other Army bases and replaced them with names that exemplify modern-day role models and values. … [My article for The Conversation]