ICYMI: Goodbye Old Dixie... Florida Highway renamed after President Barack Obama

Wed, Dec 23rd 2015, 11:25 AM

Next time you're in Florida, you can now meet at the intersection of President Barack Obama Hwy & Martin Luther King Blvd!

Riviera Beach residents said buh-bye to Old Dixie Highway last week. Now motorists are riding on President Barack Obama Highway.

City officials said Old Dixie hyped an age that glorified slavery and negative memories.

“The old name was symbolic of racism, symbolic of the Klan, symbolic of cross burnings, and today we are stepping up to a new day, a new era,” Riviera Beach Mayor Thomas Masters told reporters.

Riviera Beach, which is nearly 70% black, spoke out in favor of the change, and residents cheered as the sign came down last week. Fittingly, President Barack Obama Highway intersects with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Source: TeamDL DLHughleygedsection


Goodbye Old Dixie... Florida Highway Renamed After President Barack Obama.

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