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| Rhode Island may shorten its full name due to slavery connotations |
| 2020-06-24 |
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] In 1636, when "Rhode Island & Providence Plantations" was founded, the "plantations" referred to were farms. As far as I'm aware, slavery was never legal. Roger Williams was against slavery. That used to be in history books. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 This is all straight out of 1984. It needs to stop. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-06-24 11:43 |
| #3 Maybe "BEN-RODE IS.???? AWASH w/PUNKS??? |
| Posted by: ranture 2020-06-24 09:37 |
| #2 You are correct Roger Williams opposed slavery. This is beyond insane |
| Posted by: Rightwing 2020-06-24 08:30 |
| #1 The structures of Socialism and the plantation are too close for comfort for the Left to allow to be known. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-06-24 06:43 |