When community members called for the renaming of Haight Elementary School because of the racist actions of its namesake, Henry Huntly Haight, some teachers and residents voiced concern that changing the name would “erase history.” The former Haight School Renaming Committee responded by committi
This is the second part of a two-part series on the life and times of Henry H. Haight, namesake of Haight Elementary School and Haight Avenue. Part one appeared in last Thursday’s edition.
Rasheed Shabazz
Henry Huntly Haight was born in Rochester, New York, on May 20, 1825. He was of English and Scottish roots, with his paternal ancestors settling in 1628 in what became Massachusetts. He established the third generation of lawyers in his family.
Alameda resident Rasheed Shabazz has launched an effort to rename a local elementary school after his research revealed that school’s namesake held racist attitudes towards Africans and Asians.
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