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The former Sidney Lanier Middle School, which was named after a Confederate soldier, has been renamed after African American NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson.
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  • June 5, 2021

Virginia school renamed after NASA's Katherine Johnson

The former Sidney Lanier Middle School, which was named after a Confederate soldier, has been renamed after African American NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson.

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