Audubon-NYC’s name change is cowardly way to avoid facing its heritage

The city chapter of the Audubon Society is changing its name to disassociate itself from the darker aspects of John James Audubon’s legacy. Count it as one more foolish effort to erase history rather than confront or understand it. Audubon’s “harmful and offensive” views “and actions toward black people and Indigenous people” created a “barrier...