June 9, 2021
Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore wants the Cook County Board to hold off on a vote to
rename Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples’ Day until the Five Tribes acknowledge their part in the
enslavement of Africans and denial of those descendants of Freedmen membership to tribes. Photo
provided by Stanley Moore
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MOORE SAYS DELAY THE VOTE BEFORE CHANGING THE NAME FROM COLUMBUS DAY TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY
Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore wants the Cook County Board to delay the vote before changing the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day until the Five Tribes acknowledge their part in the enslavement of Africans and recognize Freedmen as members of the tribes.