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Malcolm X Park? Petition Circulates To Change Hadley Park's Name
A petition is making the rounds to change the name of Nashville's Hadley Park because it's named for a slaveowner, except it may not be.

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A petition is making the rounds to change the name of Nashville's Hadley Park because it's named for a slaveowner, except it may not be.

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