An Oregon State University professor helped develop a new way to identify and possibly change nearly1,000 racist or derogatory names in national parks across the county.
Researchers studied 2,241 place names in 16 national parks across the United States, stretching from Acadia in Maine to volcanoes in Hawaii.
A total of 960 place names were deemed to be racist or derogatory.
Researcher Natchee Barnd pointed out that the suggested changes can be compared to ones we have seen recently amongst sports teams.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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