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aly-moon t1_iwhmkx2 wrote

India point was where the old port of providence came in. The river used to flow to the bottom of benefit street for the brown family and because of them and the east and west indies trading company. The port used to connect up to the tunnels coming from benefit street to the east side at varying points. Including the one still used (converted) by ripta. And it all connects to the brown family and their slave trade.

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aly-moon t1_iwhmsbg wrote

I forgot to add the providence River has been moved several times. Most recent configuration was when I was a kid. I watched from my rooftop.

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Fluid_Kale_5599 t1_iwhpi1l wrote

>the brown family and because of them and the east and west indies trading company

So what you're saying is that Brown University is named after racists and should be renamed Floyd University in honor of the greatest American to ever live, George Floyd

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aly-moon t1_iwhv1bg wrote

While I agree with your sentiments, I feel there are local African families and native families, affected then, who still live here, that should take precedence if something like that were to take place.

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