We ask for your help to stop the campaign to rename Burke. An individual who is not originally from Burke is attempting to rename the area because the namesake, Silas Burke (1796–1854), was a slaveowner. Click here to read the facts about Silas Burke.
As members of the Burke community we understand that our shared stories and memories of Burke are collectively far more important. Burke anchors our histories together, the families raised here, the friends who grew up and shared lives here.
Please take a moment to sign the petition below and help us stop the renaming of Burke. Your information will not be shared.
This petition is initiated by current and former residents of Burke including: The Carson Family; Suzanne Simpson Fowler Neal; John Simpson Family; Phillip Lane; Rose Maley Berberich family; Ron Rice family; John A. Marshall Family; Donna Markl (lead researcher), and many others.
Thank you,
