{"id":3915,"date":"2018-08-03T03:26:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T03:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/new-name-for-austin-texas-capital-tries-to-avoid-confederate-history\/"},"modified":"2018-08-03T03:26:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T03:26:35","slug":"new-name-for-austin-texas-capital-tries-to-avoid-confederate-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/media\/new-name-for-austin-texas-capital-tries-to-avoid-confederate-history\/","title":{"rendered":"New name for Austin? Texas capital tries to avoid confederate history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z5Ujlwxbhk4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The city of Austin in the U.S. may have to rethink its name. A report from the city&#8217;s Equity Office raised the issue that the Texas state capital was named after a supporter of slavery. And that&#8217;s a sensitive issue for a city that&#8217;s considered one of the most liberal in the whole country.<\/p>\n<p>Check out http:\/\/rt.com<\/p>\n<p>RT LIVE http:\/\/rt.com\/on-air<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to RT! http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<\/p>\n<p>Like us on Facebook http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTnews<br \/>\nFollow us on Telegram https:\/\/t.me\/rtintl<br \/>\nFollow us on VK https:\/\/vk.com\/rt_international<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter http:\/\/twitter.com\/RT_com<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram http:\/\/instagram.com\/rt<br \/>\nFollow us on Google+ http:\/\/plus.google.com\/+RT<\/p>\n<p>RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on New name for Austin? 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