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To: knighthawk

The Cavaliers in Virginia history were British colonists who sided with King Charles I in the English Civil War. The Slave Trade and those who profited from it were on both sides of that Civil War, it wasn’t about slavery.


11 posted on 06/16/2020 7:24:31 AM PDT by centurion316
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To: centurion316

Thank you. And the swords, whatever their origins, do not convey “serpentine walls” or “slavery” in any way.


14 posted on 06/16/2020 8:00:37 AM PDT by MrChips ("To wisdom belongs the apprehension of eternal things." - St. Augustine)
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To: centurion316
"The Cavaliers in Virginia history were British colonists who sided with King Charles I in the English Civil War."

The state of Virginia itself is named after Queen Elizabeth I, who presided over England at a time when slavery was still legal there, as well as a significant number of other "non-woke" public policies.

The state and the university both need to change their names to conform to our new level of "wokeness".

Maybe just a greek letter or a mathematical symbol, like one of Elon Musk's kids.
18 posted on 06/16/2020 8:26:52 AM PDT by indthkr
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