Court Square Park

[1] Paul Goodloe McIntire established the park in 1919 by donating the land to the city of Charlottesville.

[1] The park was originally named Jackson Park after Confederate general Stonewall Jackson.

[2] In November 2016 the Blue Ribbon Commission on Race, Memorials and Public Spaces published a report recommending transforming the statue into a monument for remembering racial oppression and to change the name from Jackson Park.

[3][4] In June 2017, the city council voted to change the name to Justice Park,[5] and in July 2018, the name was changed again to Court Square Park.

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