The state of Rhode Island is moving to change its official name – “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations” – due to its connection to slavery. Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed an executive order Monday to change what appears in government documents, and the state legislature is …
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Rhode Island is moving to change its official name – “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations” – due to its connotations of slavery. Governor Gina Raimondo (D) signed a executive order Monday stating that his office would not use the word “Plantations” in future executive orders, appointments, or …
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