New York Times Named After a City Named After a Slave-Trading Racist

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NYC SkylineThe list of things the Democrats and their thugs must insist we change (remove, destroy) because “slavery” (symbols of Hate!) grows by the day. This time it’s New York. The State, the City, and everything else that sounds similar.

The Daily Caller reminded everyone that New York is named after the former Duke of York, James Stuart, who would eventually become King James II. James formed the Royal African Company (RAC), which eventually “became the largest single company involved in the slave trade,” according to a 1999 UNESCO paper.

The RAC traded an average of 5,000 slaves per year from 1680-6 and a total of 30,000 from 1680-1700. The company remained in the slave trading industry until it moved to trading gold dust and ivory in 1731. The RAC was dissolved in 1752.

I doubt they are prepared to make so big a leap, but perhaps they could use that context to reconsider their lesser tantrums?

Or not.

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  • Steve MacDonald
    Steve MacDonald

    Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, an award-winning blogger, and a member of the Board of Directors of The 603 Alliance and the National Heritage Center for Constitutional Studies. He is the owner of Grok Media LLC and the Managing Editor, Executive Editor, assistant editor, Editor, content curator, and more (yes, there's more) at GraniteGrok.com. Steve is also a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, the Republican Volunteer Coalition, and has worked for or with many state and local campaigns and grassroots groups, and is a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.

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