Task Force Recommends John Tyler Community College Change Its Name Because Tyler Owned Slaves
November 24, 2020 |by Eric Kolenich
A task force created by John Tyler Community College says the school should change its name because its eponym, the 10th president of the United States, was a slave owner and supporter of the Confederacy. The recommendation is the latest instance of a Virginia school shedding an association with the Confederacy.
