
The new Acorn Way: Street that honored KKK leader finally renamed after students press for change
A street that honored a leader of the Ku Klux Klan in New York has a new name after a yearslong campaign led by high school students. The village board of Malverne, on Long Island, voted last year to rename Lindner Place, named after Paul Lindner, a banker who helped develop the village more than a century ago and also served as great titan of the New York State Klan. The change became official last week when Lindner Place became Acorn Way. “The true meaning of justice is righting the wrongs that came before you,” Malverne High School sophomore...
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