From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools

By Seth T. Kannarr, PhD Candidate in Geography, University of Tennessee
Derek H. Alderman, Chancellor's Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
Jordan Brasher, Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography, Macalester College

Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their place in it.

Names can send messages and suggest what is and isn’t valued in society. And the way that they are changed over time can signal cultural shifts.

The United States is in the midst of a place-renaming moment. From the renaming of the Gulf…

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