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What's In A Name?

Season 2019 Episode 5213 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Dudley Square has been renamed 'Nubian Square' and will historic Faneuil Hall be next?

What's in a name? Dudley Square has been renamed 'Nubian Square' and will historic Faneuil Hall be next? Both Dudley and Faneuil were under name change consideration due to the people they're named after's ties to slave ownership. Will changing the name risk losing history? Our panel discuss.

01/31/2020

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Basic Black

What's In A Name?

Season 2019 Episode 5213 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

What's in a name? Dudley Square has been renamed 'Nubian Square' and will historic Faneuil Hall be next? Both Dudley and Faneuil were under name change consideration due to the people they're named after's ties to slave ownership. Will changing the name risk losing history? Our panel discuss.

01/31/2020

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