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Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty, dropping Confederate name

The Army’s largest base by population becomes Fort Liberty on Friday, after more than a century of the name Fort Bragg. Bragg is among nine army bases that are dropping the names of Confederate leaders.

WUNC’s Jay Price reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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