Henry Clay was a Kentucky slave owner whose greatest legacy is the Fugitive Slave Act, a law designed to return escaped slaves to Southern slave owners. While he supported ending the slave trade in Washington D.C., he simultaneously advocated for slavery to remain in the Southern states along with the initiative to expand slavery to other states. During his lifetime, Henry Clay individually owned over 122 people and participated in the buying and selling of humans until his death. 

We love our community and our elementary school and our kids deserve better. We call on you to support our mission to change the name of Henry Clay Elementary school and its neighboring Clay Park in the Rolando community of San Diego by signing this petition and sharing with other likeminded community members.

Our coalition aim is two parts. First, we unequivocally denounce the naming of any school or public park after a person who participated in the enslaving of another human being. Second, we stand for a restorative approach to renaming Henry Clay Elementary and Clay Park that works to heal and create a legacy our community can be proud of. 

With your help in promoting this signature campaign, our coalition will present this petition to the San Diego Unified School Board and San Diego City Leaders with the mission of expediting the renaming process of both our school and park.

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