When are they going to change the name of Brown University? The Brown family was involved in the slave trade. (Rhode Island had the highest proportion of slaves of any New England state and its merchants were heavily involved in the slave trade.)
When are they going to change the name of Brown University? The Brown family was involved in the slave trade. (Rhode Island had the highest proportion of slaves of any New England state and its merchants were heavily involved in the slave trade.)
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Thanks for posting this information. People need to know the extent to which New Englanders were involved in the slave trade.