As Black Lives Matter protests spark a national reckoning, there’s been a growing reappraisal and outright rejection of racist public symbols-whether they be Confederate flags, statues of enslavers or Confederate generals, corporate brands and logos, or other items in the shared American lexicon. For both groups, the rechristening serves a symbolic purpose of disowning romanticized images of the slavery-era South before the Civil War. They’ve followed the lead of their country-music compatriots Lady Antebellum, now known as Lady A. Yesterday, the Dixie Chicks announced that they have excised the Dixie from their band name, becoming simply The Chicks.
