Fort Smith School Board Votes to Change Name of Albert Pike Elementary

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published August 28, 2020 at 2:28 PM CDT

Albert Pike Elementary School is named after Albert Pike, who was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.

Michael Tilley, with Talk Business and Politics, discusses the decision to rename a Fort Smith elementary school named after a Confederate officer, the introduction of the Bakery District to Fort Smith and more.

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