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9 Possible New Names for the City of Lubbock
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I guess we're going to have a discussion on why the name Lubbock isn't so swell.
Thomas Saltus Lubbock was big into slavery. He even was part of a secret organization to promote a confederation of slave states. There's more to that if you want to get some background.
I personally think the name Lubbock has transcended its roots and really isn't worth worry about, but hey, why not change? I'm one of those people who think that tradition is dead men's baggage, so let's get a fresh start.
A Texas Tech professor was actually the first to bring up this idea, but I'm going to run it over the finish line. Let's start with the fact that "Hub City" doesn't work. In case you didn't know, there's already a whole bunch of places that call themselves that. Here are 9 other choices.
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