We are calling on the County Executive and Planning Commission to rename all streets and buildings named after Confederate soldiers and generals in Montgomery County, MD.

This petition started as a call to the Montgomery County Council to rename Jubal Early Ct. in Potomac, MD, a street named after a vile white supremacist and Confederate general. This was the only public symbol of the Confederacy left in MoCo, according to the SPLC. We since have learned that there are at least two more streets named after the Confederacy in Potomac, MD (Jeb Stuart Rd and Jeb Stuart Ct). We are now hoping for a comprehensive review of ALL streets and buildings so we can rename ALL of them named after Confederate generals.

The Montgomery County Council has heard us and has created a letter calling for just that, addressed to the County Executive and to the Planning Commission.

The letter can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/CouncilmemberAndrewFriedson/posts/693676558098908

So what can you do?

1. Sign the petition. This shows everyone there is grassroots support on the issue.

2. Call and e-mail Marc Elrich and Casey Anderson. You can also respond to their social media.

Marc Elrich
Montgomery County Executive
Phone: 240-777-2590 (office of the executive) or 240-777-0311 (general line)
Email: https://montgomerycountymd.gov/exec/Contactcex.aspx
https://twitter.com/Marc_Elrich
https://www.facebook.com/marc.elrich

Casey Anderson
Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board
Phone: 301-495-4605
Email: MCP-Chair@mncppc-mc.org
Email: casey.anderson@mncppc-mc.org
https://twitter.com/CaseyAndersonPB

3. Thank the MoCo Council for listening. Call, e-mail, and make comments on social media.

Find your concilmember here, click their name and you will get their contact info.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/district_map.html