Aren't just about all names suspect?
To the editor:  About time we got rid of Patrick Henry. Forget that he was probably the single most vocal proponent of democracy in America (which means, at that time, in the world). He was a Virginia planter, which means he owned slaves. Heinous, yes, by any standard, and certainly by todays. However, it did not define the man in totality, nor does it change the fact that he did a lot of good. But if todays standards are the yardstick, so be it. Lets start with Martinsville. Named after a slave owner. Virginia, Georgia, Carolina, Maryland, all named after English monarchs who promoted slavery. Theyve got to go. Cultural appropriation of Indian names, stolen from the same Indians that the land was taken from. In fact all state names are suspect. We should rename them after random numbers, so as to avoid any possible taint. I would suggest that Virginia be renamed 24112. And dont get me started on Washington DC. Of course. Dont get me wrong, as the descendant of Confederate veterans, I strongly support getting rid of monuments to those men who put slavery before country and who caused the deaths of 600,000 Americans.