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i believe that we should keep the name because it has not been a issue for the hundreds of years its been that and also it would not change anything relating to racial equality.

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I believe we should keep it because plantations did not mean anything bad back then. It wont solve any issues.

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I don't believe that we should change the name of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. This name does indeed have the word "Plantations", but it never had the meaning that plantations did in the South. These plantations were more like settlements and smaller colonies inside of the state. Two separate groups of people on separate parts of the land that were brought together to make the one state we live in today. The name never in-sighted slavery by any means. Because of this, my opinion on wither Rhode Island and Providence Plantations should change it's state name is that it shouldn't for there is no real reason to.

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I don't think we should change it because there is no need for the name to be changed its had the same name for the longest time and I don't think that there is a point of changing it because it wont really make a difference in anything.

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I don't think the name should change because the word Plantation in Rhode Islands name has nothing to do with the history of black slavery. The name comes from our history, when 2 parts of the state came together to become 1 to create the smallest state in the US.

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I don't believe the name should change for the most part. This is because the name was made with no intention to the system of slavery that would later develop. If "Plantations" is changed to something like "Settlements" then I wouldn't mind enough to make a fuss about it but I believe that "and Providence" must be kept in some form. An example I would use is that if you were falsely accused of a crime (perhaps understandably) would you just plead guilty? I see this situation as no different.

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I think that we shouldn't change the name because when it was created it had no relation to slavery, and changing the name won't change anything in society.

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I think it should change because there is no real reason for "and Providence Plantations" to be in the name. I believe changing the name wont effect the African American community but it should still be changed because it has no point to be in the name of our state and in the past could mean different things now a days.

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I say we don't change the name. I think changing the name will not do anything for the African American community because People outside of RI and even inside of RI aren't protesting for a change in a name they are protesting for a change in society.

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Changing the name is essentially useless towards bringing justice for racial issues. A name of a state doesn't affect how people are treated and act in a society.

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No changing the name will legit effect nobody nowadays people just like to make everything about race even though it may have nothing to do with it.

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I think the name shouldn't change. It is part of our history and is part of who we are. So there shouldn't be a name change.

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I think no the name has been like this for hundreds of years, but all of the sudden it needs to change. In my opinion there are many other things that need to change before we worry about a name

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I think we shouldn't change the name because I don't think the name is affecting anybody and since I think there are a lot of people who I think don't even recognize what the full name is it will just bring more unnecessary attention to it.

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How will you respond to peers in the class?
- Remember to be respectful
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- This is not intended to change people's minds, just seek to understand different opinions.