Now It’s John Calhoun’s Turn to be Smeared and Defrocked

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 2:04:00 A.M. EDT

Battle Creek Commissioner Calls for Removal of ‘Calhoun’ Name
KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
By Kyle Mitchell

Posted Jun 12, 2020

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — A Battle Creek city commissioner wants the community to look into removing the name Calhoun from a city street and the county itself.

John C. Calhoun served as vice president of the United States. Battle Creek City Commissioner Kate Flores says researching his past revealed a lot about his character.

[GRA: Why was Flores “researching his past”? For what possible reasons? N.S.: She must be researching every white whose name is on anything in the county, in order to get it removed, and replaced by the name of a colored person.]

“John C. Calhoun has no relationship to Michigan or this county specifically, as far as I’m aware. He is from South Carolina. He is a noted white supremacist who promoted slavery as a positive good. He is one of the original architects of Indian removal,” Flores said.

[N.S.: No relationship to the county named after him? What’s wrong with this picture?]

Several southwest counties were named for members of President Andrew Jackson’s cabinet when Michigan was lobbying to become a state. Because Jackson was from Tennessee and was himself a slave owner, many of the counties are named after people who also owned slaves or supported slavery.

A map showing the Michigan counties named for member of President Andrew Jackson’s cabinet.

“I’ve seen it on social media all day long,” Jeffrey Cotton, who runs a nonprofit in Battle Creek, said of the push to remove Calhoun’s name. “They’re talking about it, the kids, the young and the older people. They didn’t even know. We didn’t even know so it’s almost like an uncovered piece of history.”

[GRA: Shouldn’t a guy named Cotton be executed for his name alone? (chuckle.) N.S.: Don’t give them any ideas!]

Abolitionist Sojourner Truth lived in Battle Creek for many years and died at her home in the city. Jacqueline Slaby with the Battle Creek Coalition for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation said Truth should be the inspiration for a new name.

“Could Calhoun County be renamed Truth County and what does that say for the people of Battle Creek, for the people of Marshall, Albion, all communities in Calhoun County, and how would that represent all of us together,” Slaby said.

[GRA: It says white people are losing their minds.]

Battle Creek City Manager Rebecca Fleury said renaming the street would require a vote of the City Commission.

“We certainly are aware of some conversations on social media but at this time nothing formal has been introduced at the city commission level,” Fleury said.

News 8 reached out to the county administrator’s office for comment and had not received a response as of early Friday evening.

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