Rename Long Beach Millikan HS after someone who didn’t influence Hitler

The Issue

Robert A. Millikan (1868-1953) is most known for his contributions to physics and for having fun initials that justify a mascot. 

What I was not taught at Robert A. Millikan high school in Long Beach was that Robert A. Millikan was part of the “Human Betterment Foundation,” which has been described as having a “strong influence” on Adolf Hitler.

I do not think our local high school should be named after this man. Please leave comments, share, and let’s come up with a BETTER name. Maybe someone who comes from a colonized culture.

 

 

 

sources:

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/human-betterment-foundation-1928-1942

https://www.smdp.com/once-a-nazi-compound-in-pacific-palisades/156617

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The Issue

Robert A. Millikan (1868-1953) is most known for his contributions to physics and for having fun initials that justify a mascot. 

What I was not taught at Robert A. Millikan high school in Long Beach was that Robert A. Millikan was part of the “Human Betterment Foundation,” which has been described as having a “strong influence” on Adolf Hitler.

I do not think our local high school should be named after this man. Please leave comments, share, and let’s come up with a BETTER name. Maybe someone who comes from a colonized culture.

 

 

 

sources:

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/human-betterment-foundation-1928-1942

https://www.smdp.com/once-a-nazi-compound-in-pacific-palisades/156617

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