Rhode Island and Providence Plantations controversy (racist, Obama, Massachusetts, county)
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In 2010, Rhode Islanders voted to keep the official name of their state
"Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".
The state used to be big on the slave trade.
Obviously, the "Providence Plantations" brings back memories of slavery.
Should the Federal Government step in and force Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations to change its name ?
In 2010, Rhode Islanders voted to keep the official name of their state
"Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".
The state used to be big on the slave trade.
Obviously, the "Providence Plantations" brings back memories of slavery.
Should the Federal Government step in and force Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations to change its name ?
Force them to change.
A few years back I was in Newport, RI. They had a small museum where the tour bus was stopped. I went in and in the very back in a corner, a small display told about the history of the RI slave trade. Turns out Newport was a major slave port. But we in the South get all the blame. So yes, sic the Feds on them. Possibly the citizens of Newport should pay for 40 acres and a mule for all the descendents.
I don't have strong feelings either way, yes RI has a slave trade past but at the time the colony was formed plantation was just another word for farming colony. It is an archaic word much like 'n*ggardly' can no longer be used without being misconstrued as racist.
I don't have strong feelings either way, yes RI has a slave trade past but at the time the colony was formed plantation was just another word for farming colony. It is an archaic word much like 'n*ggardly' can no longer be used without being misconstrued as racist.
There were slaves in Rhode Island and on the Providence Plantations.
I don't have strong feelings either way, yes RI has a slave trade past but at the time the colony was formed plantation was just another word for farming colony. It is an archaic word much like 'n*ggardly' can no longer be used without being misconstrued as racist.
Think Plantation is used nowadays without being misconstrued as well?
Throw it on the trash heap of history along with vigilance.
Newspeak has no need for that one either.
In 2010, Rhode Islanders voted to keep the official name of their state
"Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".
The state used to be big on the slave trade.
Obviously, the "Providence Plantations" brings back memories of slavery.
Should the Federal Government step in and force Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations to change its name ?
The word "plantation" in Providence Plantations is almost 400 years old and has nothing to do with slavery but meant a small colony or settlement. The plantation was started by Roger Williams as a refugee for religious minorities fleeing from Massachusetts.
Political correctness running crazing. Come guys that Black people are so offended happen 300 years ago. We have since grown as nations and race relations have been good up to Obama who has divided a county.
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