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What\u2019s in a name? For the state of Rhode Island<\/a>, years of acrimony over an official designation with connotations of slavery.<\/p>\n

But change is brewing in the union\u2019s smallest state, as Rhode Island Gov.\u00a0Gina Raimondo signed an executive order on Monday taking the “first steps”\u00a0to change the state\u2019s full name: “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.”<\/p>\n

The “plantations”\u00a0part of the name has come under increased scrutiny following widespread protests after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.<\/p>\n

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\n Protesters attend a rally outside the statehouse in Providence, R.I., on June 5, 2020. The smallest U.S. state has the longest name, and it’s not sitting well for some in the George Floyd era. Officially, Rhode Island was incorporated as “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations” when it declared statehood in 1790. (AP Photo\/Matt O’Brien, File)\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The order,\u00a0Executive Order 20-48<\/a>, will change the name to just \u2018Rhode Island\u2019 in official communications from the governor\u2019s office \u2013 including future executive orders, citations\u00a0and stationery letterheads. It also calls on all state executive agencies to remove the “plantations”\u00a0 reference from their websites.<\/p>\n

The order does not change the state\u2019s official name permanently \u2014 that will require voters to amend the Rhode Island Constitution, the order states.<\/p>\n

The state Legislature has indicated it will move forward with the referendum after the Rhode Island Senate passed a measure last week calling for a statewide vote on the name change.<\/p>\n

The bill was introduced by Rhode Island\u2019s sole black senator, Harold Metts.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhatever the meaning of the term \u2018plantations\u2019 in the context of Rhode Island\u2019s history, it carries a horrific connotation when considering the tragic and racist history of our nation,\u201d Metts said in a statement to the\u00a0Providence Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Previous attempts<\/a>\u00a0to change the state\u2019s name have failed after the issue was put on the ballot. In 2010, almost 78 percent of voters opposed a constitutional amendment removing \u2018Providence Plantations\u2019 from the state\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

The recent push for a name change may have started when an\u00a0online petition<\/a>\u00a0began circulating following Floyd\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSome Rhode Islanders pride themselves on living in the \u2018smallest state with the longest name.\u2019 But, the history of how we got this name is often forgotten,\u201d the petition reads. It currently has almost 7,500 signatures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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