{"id":3874,"date":"2018-08-01T11:29:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T11:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/city-officials-rename-austin-because-the-name-is-racist\/"},"modified":"2018-08-01T11:29:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T11:29:23","slug":"city-officials-rename-austin-because-the-name-is-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/social\/city-officials-rename-austin-because-the-name-is-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"City Officials: Rename Austin Because The Name Is Racist!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k-9L67FV53Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Known as both the \u201cfather of Texas\u201d and the namesake of the state\u2019s capital, Stephen F. Austin carved out the early outlines of Texas among his many accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>He also opposed an attempt by Mexico to ban slavery in the province of Tejas and said if slaves were freed, they would turn into \u201cvagabonds, a nuisance and a menace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For that reason, the city of Austin\u2019s Equity Office suggested renaming the city in a report about existing Confederate monuments that was published this week.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the list of locales to possibly be renamed: Pease Park, the Bouldin Creek neighborhood, Barton Springs and 10 streets named for William Barton, the \u201cDaniel Boone of Texas,\u201d who was a slave owner. https:\/\/www.infowars.com\/city-report-on-confederate-monuments-raises-idea-of-renaming-austin\/<br \/>\nHelp us spread the word about the liberty movement, we&#8217;re reaching millions help us reach millions more. 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May use for fair use and educational purposes<\/p>\n<p>#AlexJones #Infowars<\/p>\n<h3>More info on City Officials: Rename Austin Because The Name Is Racist!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=City+Officials%3A+Rename+Austin+Because+The+Name+Is+Racist%21&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">City Officials: Rename Austin Because The Name Is Racist! - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6630808445c24c29b68720869ed5215b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.texastribune.org%2F2024%2F04%2F29%2Fut-austin-pro-palestinian-demonstrations-free-speech%2F&amp;c=2480955441119215725&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas GOP and UT-Austin leaders shift from championing free speech to policing protesters\u2019 intentions\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The arrest of dozens of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators since last week has left First Amendment advocates asking who gets to enjoy speech protections in Texas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6630808445c24c29b68720869ed5215b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mancity.com%2Fcitytv%2Fmens%2Fmanchester-city-4-0-real-madrid-champions-league-match-highlights-63819957&amp;c=8685840905252946462&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCity 4-0 Real Madrid 2022\/23: Match highlights\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was an unforgettable night at the Etihad. Real Madrid came to Manchester to defend their Champions League crown, but knowing a 1-1 first leg draw made this a precarious trip, But this City team ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6630808445c24c29b68720869ed5215b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theadvocate.com%2Fbaton_rouge%2Fnews%2Fcommunities%2Fzachary%2Ftime-is-ticking-for-zachary-council-to-consider-pay-raises-for-city-officials%2Farticle_abf365c0-f824-11ee-b527-534c51c8b0fd.html&amp;c=15786366337506710788&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTime is ticking for Zachary council to consider pay raises for city officials\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Salaries for Zachary\u2019s elected officials were last updated in 2018. 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Because this dispute has been going on for years and, frankly ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6630808445c24c29b68720869ed5215b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stltoday.com%2Fsports%2Fprofessional%2Fmls%2Fcity-sc%2Fsearch-for-goals-continues-as-city-sc-takes-on-austin-on-sunday-at-citypark%2Farticle_67472db0-f9a7-11ee-8f78-c70ddb919863.html&amp;c=9257102960178481352&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSearch for goals continues as City SC takes on Austin on Sunday at CityPark\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Austin FC forward Jon Gallagher ... 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SF is appalled.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oakland officials ... because the name change would more accurately represent the airport's location in the San Francisco Bay, it would increase the airport's traffic, and in turn, bolster the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known as both the \u201cfather of Texas\u201d and the namesake of the state\u2019s capital, Stephen F. Austin carved out the early outlines of Texas among his many accomplishments. He also opposed an attempt by Mexico to ban slavery in the province of Tejas and said if slaves were freed, they would turn into \u201cvagabonds, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[148,1448,1302,192,1447],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/k-9L67FV53Y.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3874"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}