Rhode Island moves to change official name over slavery ties
about 5 years in The guardian
Governor’s order would shorten state’s full name of ‘The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations’ to just ‘Rhode Island’
Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo has signed an executive order announcing the state would move forward with changing its official name due to its ties to American slavery.
The state’s official name, “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,” appears on state documents. But the order would shorten it to just “Rhode Island”. Continue reading...
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