Downtown Los Angeles' Pershing Square could get a new name to honor former slave and early founder of the city Bridget 'Biddy' Mason.
Downtown Los Angeles' Pershing Square, which includes one of the city's oldest parks, would get a new name to honor former slave and early founder of the city Bridget "Biddy" Mason under a plan announced Wednesday by Councilman Kevin de León.In a Juneteenth-related news conference, de León said he planned to introduce a motion Friday to rename Pershing Square to Biddy Mason Park.
"We understand that as a Black woman she had not received the ceremonial accolades that many founders and contributors to the city received," Robynn Cox told the Los Angeles Times. "So having something like a park that is historic and was around when she was alive and has been a central part of the city is a great step in the right director for her receiving the recognition for what she has done.
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