Many on the left despise anything related to the Confederacy. Instead of preserving history, they apparently would rather destroy it by tearing down monuments and renaming streets.

For example, Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists in Hollywood, Florida, are currently protesting against streets named after Confederates. Just recently, they stormed City Hall, disrupted a commission meeting, and demanded that the names be changed to something else, resulting in several arrests.

In total, five Black Lives Matter activists were reportedly taken into custody. Miranda Grossman, a spokeswoman for the Hollywood Police Department, provided reporters with more details. “They were in the commission meeting and being disruptive so they were arrested,” she explained, adding, “I believe they were yelling, but because I was not there I cannot comment or confirm on whether or not they were being violent.”

According to reports, the protesters were upset over several streets named after Confederates and were calling on city officials to change them. Specifically, they wanted to rename Lee Street, which was named after Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate Army in the Civil War, Hood Street, which was named after Gen. John B. Hood, a division commander at the Battle of Antietam, and Forrest Street, which was named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army.

Rep. Shevrin Jones (D-FL), a well-known opponent of everything Confederate who helped organize the protest, told reporters, “as an African-American man, these streets are named after a part of my history that I wish not to see. In my city, I want to see the names of people who have contributed to the progress of the city — not the names of individuals who have raped and enslaved our ancestors,” noting, “those individuals represented a time in our history when we were divided.”

During the protest, several activists were asked why they were there. “We’ve been trying to get it changed for years. We continue the fight. And now we have more people helping us,” explained Cynthia Mitchell, who claims to have lived on Hood Street for 23 years.

“A lot of these communities are historically black communities, so we think it’s just really unfair that these street signs are running through our communities because of the racist history,” stated a second protester.

A third protester added, “we’re trying to not go backward in history, but go forward and take the racism out with the street name that [have] been posted for years and years and allowed the oppression of the black community.”

Shortly after the five arrests, a fundraiser was created to help them fight the charges. “Support 5 #blacklivesmatter activists arrested while demonstrating the City of Hollywood take [sic] down it’s [sic] street signs named after Confederate Generals,” they urged in the description.

Unsurprisingly, their attempt to rename the streets sparked a massive amount of outrage and prompted a counter-protest. “It’s part of our Southern history. We can’t erase our heritage,” argued Darlene Izzo, who told reporters that two of her ancestors fought as Confederates in the Civil War.

Others, like Forrest Street Resident David Rosenthal, argued against renaming the streets because doing so would impose an unnecessary financial obligation on residents. “I’m against changing the names not because I’m into Southern heritage, but because I don’t want to pay to have my driver’s license and documents changed,” he reasoned, noting, “it’s just a bother.”

Some even went so far as to lash out at Rep. Jones specifically. On Twitter, Jones wrote, “today, I got called a n*****, monkey, and told to go back to where I came from; all for asking for unity in our City. #TakeDowntheSigns.”

The authoritarian left must not be allowed to erase the Confederacy from history. Renaming the streets is just another form of control. Instead of renaming the streets, people should work on not letting the name of their street affect how they feel.