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From the article "Providence Plantations was never a “plantation” in the sense of the famous and notorious Southern slave estates.
The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was founded by breakaway Christians fleeing Massachusetts in the 17th century for more religious freedom. The colony even outright barred slavery of all races in 1652, more than a century before any other future state."
Who even knew the actual name of Rhode Island was "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".
Then from the Guardian article about the same story:
No, it causes exactly ONE resident "pain", and that pain consists of an aching for BLM-style funding to come knock on their door.
"The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was founded by breakaway Christians fleeing Massachusetts in the 17th century for more religious freedom. The colony even outright barred slavery of all races in 1652, more than a century before any other future state."
So we need to change things because some people might be ignorant and take offense? The Left certainly isn't niggardly when it comes to tossing away American history.