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Letter to Kym A. Hall, Area Director, National Capital Area, National Park Service - Norton Gives National Park Service Deadline on Decision on Changing the Name of Melvin Hazen Park, Will Introduce Bill to Change Name if Necessary

Letter

Date: June 14, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Arts, Entertainment, and History

Dear Area Director Hall:

Thank you for your response to my letter requesting that the National Park Service (NPS) change the name of Melvin Hazen Park in the District of Columbia. I accept that NPS wants to take more time to examine whether it has the authority to change the name, and, if it does have such authority, whether it should change the name.

However, I request that NPS inform me of its final decision on whether it will change the name by August 31, 2021, when Congress returns from its August recess. If NPS has not done so by that date, I will consider introducing legislation to change the name. Melvin Hazen actively participated in demolishing a vibrant African-American community in D.C. He should not be honored on federal land.


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