Pamela Wood at the Baltimore Sun writes, “Democratic clubs in Maryland are considering changing the name of annual fundraising dinners amid a broader push to disavow the slave-owning legacies of presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson.
“Democratic organizations across the country have held “Jefferson-Jackson” dinners for years. But as the nation debates its past — and how to honor it — many are moving to erase the names of the party’s forefathers from the invitations.”
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