Legacy-Lee Name Change

An American Racism Reading List

On August 12, Midland’s school board voted 4-3 to rename Legacy High School as Midland Lee in one of the saddest and ugliest public scenes I have…

Aug 27 •

Daniel Ethan Harris

Dear Midland, Part 5: From Lee Alumni, Statewide, and Nationwide Media

[See the other posts on this topic here.]

Aug 11 •

Daniel Ethan Harris

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Dear Midland, Part 4: At-Large Votes and Our Unintended Discrimination

[See the other posts on this topic here.]

Aug 5 •

Daniel Ethan Harris

Dear Midland, Part 3: Racist, Woke, and "What Does This Mean?"

In my first college English class, I was proud of my first essay.

Jul 30 •

Daniel Ethan Harris

Dear Midland, cont'd: Our Current Debate and Spiritual Formation

On Lee, E. Stanley Jones, Gandhi, MLK, and the Sermon on the Mount

Jul 23 •

Daniel Ethan Harris

Dear Midland: The Lee Trend We Joined in 1961 — and What It Means for 2025

Midland’s Robert E. Lee High School opened in 1961 and was renamed Legacy High School in 2020. Though both decisions were made locally, they reflected…

Jul 16 •

Daniel Ethan Harris

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