At Washington and Lee, name change conversation continues

Image:  Washington and Lee University is -- in part -- named after Robert E. Lee. Four months after the commander of the Confederate States Army surrendered at Appomattox, he was invited to be president of what was then called Washington College, a role he filled for five years. He is revered by many for his work at the university, which was renamed to honor him in 1870. Lee’s presence at the university goes beyond the name. His body is held at the campus’s Lee Chapel, and there are...