Ramsey Middle School renamed for Alan Page

Alexander Ramsey Middle School in Minneapolis is now Justice Page Middle School, following a board vote Tuesday night.

The name change follows a yearlong student-led campaign. Students involved in the effort said they didn't want to promote the legacy of Ramsey, a territorial governor who negotiated treaties with the Dakota. He called for Native people to be driven from the state during the U.S.-Dakota war.

The school's new namesake is Alan Page, the former Minnesota Viking who went on to become the first African-American justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court.

District officials said they're working on details of the name change, including updating records and the school website and signs.