Leaders want John Wayne name, statue gone from Orange …
WEBJun 29, 2020 · The Democratic Party of Orange County, California, is pushing to remove John Wayne's name and statue from the county's airport because of racist and bigoted comments the film legend made.
Whatever happened to John Wayne statue? - Valley Roadrunner
WEBJul 9, 2020 · An intriguing question, couched in potential controversy, found its way into the History Museum mailbag last week and concerns the sculpture of a late cowboy actor whose comments from decades ago have surfaced in …
John Wayne Statue | John Wayne Airport, Orange County
WEBTo commemorate the Airport's namesake, the John Wayne Associates commissioned sculptor Robert Summers to create a bronze statue of “The Duke.” The nine-foot statue, created at the Hoka Hey Foundry in Dublin, Texas, was dedicated to the County on November 4, 1982, and installed on a pedestal outside the Eddie Martin Terminal.
Calls to rename John Wayne airport and remove statue over …
WEBJun 29, 2020 · John Wayne's name and statue should be removed from Orange County's airport in California because of racist comments, local politicians are demanding. An emergency resolution has been passed condemning the actor's remarks made in a 1971 interview, when he said he believed "in white supremacy".
'John Wayne was not a racist,' son says - Yahoo
WEBJun 30, 2020 · Late actor John Wayne’s family is defending him amid calls for his name and a statue of him to be removed from a California airport. The Democratic Party of Orange County on Friday passed a...
Column: It’s time to take John Wayne’s name off the Orange …
WEBFeb 21, 2019 · A statue of John Wayne stands at the baggage level of the airport bearing his name. Is it time to put him out to pasture?
Democrats push to have John Wayne's name and statue …
WEBJun 29, 2020 · Santa Ana, California — In the latest move to change place names in light of U.S. racial history, leaders of Orange County's Democratic Party are pushing to drop film legend John Wayne's...
John Wayne Airport - Wikipedia
WEBA statue of John Wayne was installed at the airline terminal in 1982. [7] John Wayne Airport is the sole commercial airport in Orange County. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year. [8]
John Wayne Airport: Democrats want it renamed after quotes …
WEBJun 28, 2020 · “John Wayne Airport is Orange County’s confederate statue, its ode to white supremacy. If Mississippi can remove the confederacy from its flag, then Orange County can remove images of John...
John Wayne Statue - at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA
WEBApr 17, 2011 · The giant John Wayne statue inside the airport that bears his name in Santa Ana, CA.