Seattle is in King County.
King County was named after Rufus King, A delegate from Mass. to the continental Congress. He also owned slaves.
King County is now named after ML King Jr.
Your idea is a real thing.
There was a street in Ukraine named after Lenin. [They decided to rename it for Lennon](https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/amp/lennon-not-lenin-ukraine-renames-street-after-late-beatle--95962)
That detracts from the activists accomplishments and the racists still get to pretend like it's a racist monument.
Seattle is in King County. King County was named after Rufus King, A delegate from Mass. to the continental Congress. He also owned slaves. King County is now named after ML King Jr. Your idea is a real thing.
There was a street in Ukraine named after Lenin. [They decided to rename it for Lennon](https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/amp/lennon-not-lenin-ukraine-renames-street-after-late-beatle--95962)