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Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty in Army’s most prominent move to erase Confederate names from bases

Por: The Boston Globe Nation June 03, 2023

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FORT LIBERTY, N.C. — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the US Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members.The change was the most prominent in a broad Department of Defense initiative, motivated by the 2020 George Floyd protests, to rename military installations that had been named after Confederate... + full article



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