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Saturday, August 19, 2017

New York Is Named After A Horrendous Slave Trader

New York, both the city and the state, is named after the house of York and particularly for James Stuart, then Duke of York, one of the most successful slavers in colonial American history.

President Donald Trump wondered aloud during a raucous press conference Tuesday whether the impulse to tear down memorials to leaders of the Confederacy like Gen. Robert E. Lee would slip into calls to remove monuments to America’s founders, like Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, both of whom owned slaves.

The memory of slavery is enshrined in the name New York as well as the name of the nation’s capitol, even though both cities have vastly changed from their christening.

James Stuart conquered the settlements between the Delaware and the Connecticut rivers from the Dutch in 1664, and the name of the principal port, New Amsterdam, was promptly changed to honor the new master. James’ brother, King Charles II of England, gave the territory to the duke in exchange for four beaver pelts annually.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Let's get rid of New York and Washington tear them down

Anonymous said...

What a big fuss over nothing. Camp Beauregard, Fort Benning, Fort Bragg, Fort Gordon, Fort A.P. Hill, Fort Hood, Fort Lee, Fort Pickett, Fort Polk and Fort Rucker are all named after Confederate officers. Are we going to close all of them, too? What a crock!

Anonymous said...

after getting angry and disgusted regarding this issue; at least i can laugh now...wish you had a 'laugh' option on the comments...

Anonymous said...

Just look at Baltimore where the school with the most graduates has the least student certifications. The mayor there wants to give the kids there FREE community college. They reek of stupidity.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
What a big fuss over nothing. Camp Beauregard, Fort Benning, Fort Bragg, Fort Gordon, Fort A.P. Hill, Fort Hood, Fort Lee, Fort Pickett, Fort Polk and Fort Rucker are all named after Confederate officers. Are we going to close all of them, too? What a crock!

August 19, 2017 at 2:44 PM

Shhh! Don't tell them idiots. They may want to rename them.