Brandon Choe Photo EditorFollowing movements across the country calling for the removal of all remembrances of perceived racist iconography and honors, the Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC) has issued a resolution to remove John Wayne from his namesake airport.The Democrats want to revert the airport to its original designation: Orange County Airport.Wayne, a film star whose career spanned five decades, was a notorious conservative in a less tolerant era.
Wayne, born Marion Robert Morrison, starred in more than 140 movies and became a Hollywood symbol of American values and ideals.
He died on June 11, 1979. In a 1971 Playboy magazine interview, Wayne openly provided some of his opinions on race.“With a lot of Blacks, there’s quite a.
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