Equality is King

Guest Editorial by John Feldhouse King County is in Seattle, Washington. For those who are unaware of King County do not feel bad, you are not alone. I never heard of this county before (being from Atlanta) but I suddenly found myself wanting to learn more about it.The county was originally named after William Rufus de Vane King, vice president under Franklin Pierce but was later renamed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 2005. The namesake change is part of a 20 year bi-partisan effort that began in 1986. Proponents of the renaming pointed out that William King was a slave owner in Alabama so they decided it was only right to change the namesake of the county. The county chose Gable Design Group, a local design firm in the Seattle area to redesign the identity. A group of 28 other