โNegrohead Lakeโ is a name that still exists: Local leaders, NAACP call for name change in Baytown
BAYTOWN, Texas โ Texas Rep. Al Green joined the NAACP Houston Branch and several of Houstonโs elected officials in convening a press conference to demand the racially, insensitively named โNegrohead Lakeโ be renamed โLake Henry Doyleโ Monday morning. The Baytown lake, which was formerly named โNi**er Lakeโ before it was changed in 1962, has caused officials to stand firm against its name that has caused much offense over the years. Officials are asking lawmakers to move swiftly in the renaming of the lake as a way to come against racism and social inequality. Officials said the lake is one of 33 landmarks in Texas with similar offensive names. He ended up going to TSU, where he studied at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Bledsoe continued.