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(KAIR)--A long-running push to see the renaming of a controversial Atchison Street was realized Monday following a vote of the Atchison City Commission.
That followed an effort by local group Atchison United to rename the City’s north-side Division Street to Unity Street.
The name has, for sometime, been viewed in a racial context as dividing Atchison’s white and black neighborhoods, although the history of the name has never fully been determined.
The Commission voted unanimously for the name change, but only after sometimes impassioned discussion, and a defeated motion to table the issue.
To hear the full story, join us Tuesday morning, starting at 6:00, on KAIR 93.7 FM.
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