Rhode Island, Hoping to Shed Unsavory Past, Weighs Name Change – New York Times

Bostonist Rhode Island , Hoping to Shed Unsavory Past, Weighs Name Change New York Times But Rhode Island has a lightning rod of a formal name — Rhode Island and Providence Plantations — that harks back to its prominent role in the slave trade … Rhode Island , WTF?!??!!? Bostonist “Plantation” debate: Advocates and opponents take their fight to … Examiner.com all 3 news articles »

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Rhode Island, Hoping to Shed Unsavory Past, Weighs Name Change – New York Times