In Fairfax County, Va., a high school once bearing the name of a Confederate general has been renamed John R. Lewis High School. The move to change the name was less contentious than expected.

voted Thursday to rename the school after the congressman, who died this month. The new name, John R. Lewis High School, takes effect this school year. Representative Tamara Derenak Kaufax ...

Lee High School, in Northern Virginia, morphed into John R. Lewis High School on Thursday ... much of his career working in the high-tech field, for General Electric and other companies.

before voting to change the school’s name Thursday to John R. Lewis High School. “The name Robert E. Lee is forever connected to the Confederacy, and Confederate values are ones that do not ...

Mr. Lewis, the civil rights giant who died last week, beat out a list that included Barack Obama and Cesar Chavez to have the high school, in Fairfax County, named after him. By Sandra E.

Lee High were watching closely on Thursday afternoon, as Fairfax County school board members revealed the school's new name: John R. Lewis High School. It's a decision that's been months in the ...

In Fairfax County, Va., a high school once bearing the name of a Confederate general has been renamed John R. Lewis High School. The move to change the name was less contentious than expected.