{"id":2217628,"date":"2024-04-10T16:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wes-moore-shoots-down-activist-push-to-rename-collapsed-francis-scott-key-bridge-nows-not-the-time\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T16:09:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:09:39","slug":"wes-moore-shoots-down-activist-push-to-rename-collapsed-francis-scott-key-bridge-nows-not-the-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wes-moore-shoots-down-activist-push-to-rename-collapsed-francis-scott-key-bridge-nows-not-the-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Wes Moore opposes renaming collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge amid activist push, stating &#8220;Now is not the time."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwes-moore-shoots-down-activist-push-to-rename-collapsed-francis-scott-key-bridge-nows-not-the-time%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2217628&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2062Caucus of African American leaders proposed renaming the \u2064Francis \u2063Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, following its collapse. Governor Wes Moore redirected focus\u2064 to\u200b recovery efforts, stating now\u2063 was not the time for renaming discussions. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/planned-parenthood-sues-after-south-carolina-governor-signs-heartbeat-bill\/\" title=\"Planned Parenthood Sues After South Carolina Governor Signs \u2018Heartbeat\u2019 Bill\">governor signed<\/a> the PORT Act \u200dinto law to provide assistance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kentucky-community-comes-together-to-benefit-families-displaced-by-apartment-fire\/\" title=\"Kentucky Community Comes Together to Benefit Families Displaced by Apartment Fire\">affected families<\/a>, emphasizing the priority of\u200d recovery and rebuilding efforts.\u200b The Caucus of African \u200cAmerican leaders suggested renaming the collapsed \u200dFrancis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. \u2063Governor Wes Moore shifted attention to \u200brecovery\u200c efforts, delaying renaming discussions. He \u200csigned the PORT Act to aid affected families, underscoring the importance of recovery and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-for-federal-gov-to-pay-for-entire-cost-of-rebuilding-baltimore-bridge-but-says-it-will-take-some-time\/\" title=\"Biden advocates for federal government to cover full Baltimore Bridge reconstruction expenses, acknowledges it will be a lengthy process\">bridge reconstruction<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Civil rights activists were shot down when they tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-fraud-evidence-mounts-as-democrats-divert-attention-one-america-news-network\/\" title=\"Election fraud evidence mounts as Democrats divert attention\">divert attention<\/a> away from recovery and repair efforts to focus on renaming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/francis-scott-key-bridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Francis Scott Key Bridge<\/a> in Baltimore, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Maryland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Caucus of African American leaders released a unanimous resolution calling to rename the fallen bridge, but Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wes-moore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wes Moore<\/a> (D-MD) is solely focused on restoration efforts. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters on Monday, Moore sought to redirect public attention to the bridge currently lying in the Patapsco River and toward recovering more bodies from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/videos\/2942336\/watch-baltimore-residents-react-francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>disaster<\/a> instead of talking about the bridge\u2019s namesake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI think any other conversations along those lines, there will be time for that, but now\u2019s not the time,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>In another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/african-american-groups-call-ditching-racist-francis-scott-key-naming-new-bridge-after-late-congressman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement <\/a>to Fox News, Moore said he is \u201claser-focused on providing closure to these families, clearing the channel, and rebuilding the bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2958806\/maryland-governor-to-sign-port-act-to-help-those-affected-by-bridge-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>signed<\/a> the PORT Act into law on Tuesday, which will seek to establish temporary relief programs and scholarships for the families of transportation workers who die on the job.<\/p>\n<p>Civil rights groups have targeted Key in recent days because the national anthem\u2019s writer was once a slave owner and allegedly said black Americans are a \u201cdistinct and inferior race of people, which all experience proves to be the greatest evil that afflicts a community.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>That quote has been <a href=\"https:\/\/starspangledmusic.org\/an-erroneous-francis-scott-key-quote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>disputed<\/a> by the Star Spangled Music Foundation as an error by a biographer in interpreting an 1839 pamphlet in which Key was sharing what he thought were the views of southern Christian Colonizationists. <\/p>\n<p>During his life, Key released some of his slaves and, as a lawyer, represented both free black Marylanders and slaveowners. There\u2019s also evidence he regretted representing black Marylanders as he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebaltimorebanner.com\/politics-power\/state-government\/key-bridge-name-change-naacp-UH3RVRTRS5AIVAA4DS34EYPONM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>believed<\/a> it \u201cproduced for them nothing but evil\u201d as he could not remember many circumstances where suing for their freedom did not lead to their ruin.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden also seemed out of sync with the civil rights group\u2019s call for a name change when he recalled the British attacking Baltimore as inspiration for Key\u2019s famous song at the bridge last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong>During the war of 1812, a young Marylander named Francis Scott Key, to whom the bridge is named after, sat in a boat in this very harbor, and he watched the British troops launch an attack after attack on American forces,\u201d Biden said then. <\/p>\n<p>Carl O. Snowden, convener of the Caucus of African American leaders, expects opposition to his group\u2019s resolution, but will still request Moore\u2019s approval on the issue this week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil rights activists faced pushback as they sought to shift focus from recovery to renaming the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The Caucus of African American leaders issued a resolution to rename the bridge, but Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) remains steadfast in prioritizing recovery efforts over renaming discussions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2217629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24096755027647-1-1024x590.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2217628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24096755027647-1-1024x590.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2217628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2217629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2217628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2217628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2217628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}