Rhode Island Changing its Name?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101026/ap_on_el_st_lo/us_providence_plantations

never knew they had plantations way up yonder

so much for the north being liberal

 

Missed this, never new that, it's true that you learn something new everyday.

 

Not the name,it's the words on the state seal.

 

sure Rhode island made the ships just for slavery. my university became wealthy from slavery and NYC had oen of the biggest slave populations at one time