Several Birds Named After Philadelphians Will Be Renamed as Part of an Effort To Stop Honoring Enslavers and Racists
April 22, 2024
Robert Peck, senior fellow and curator of art and artifacts at the Academy of Natural Sciences was quoted in an April 22 WHYY article about The American Ornithological Society working to change the names of several birds currently named after Philadelphia scientists, as part of an effort to stop honoring enslavers and racists.
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