Edward Hand and James Buchanan were both notable historical figures- but for all the wrong reasons. Hand, an Irish soldier and plantation owner, and Buchanan, a former US president from Lancaster, have two things in common: they both owned slaves, and they’re both used as the names for schools in the Lancaster District.  “The name Edward Hand Middle School represents all the wrong things,” city … Continue reading SDoL Grapples with the Problematic Pasts of Edward Hand and James Buchanan