LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Ignorance of history

Posted 7/23/20

To the Editor: Three cheers for Erik Thorp and his spirited defense of the name Rhode Island and Providence Plantations(Name change would dishonor Roger Williams - July 16) Mr. Thorp is correct that calls for a name change are based on ignorance of

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Ignorance of history

Posted Thursday, July 23, 2020 3:17 pm

To the Editor:

Three cheers for Erik Thorp and his spirited defense of the name Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Name change would dishonor Roger Williams - July 16)

Mr. Thorp is correct that calls for a name change are based on ignorance of history and hatred for America. And, yes, it would dishonor the memory of that most remarkable and good Christian man, Roger Williams.

A. H. Liddle

Warwick