City council not the only thing on Boston ballots tomorrow: There's also a referendum to change Dudley Square's name

That Nubian Square was the only possible option.... there's been no true process to generate a name that more of us would embrace.

Hypocrisy is always interesting. Why don't the Nubians get a pass?

. While they were the victims of slavery, ancient Nubia, also known as the Kingdom of Kush, also utilized and traded slaves. Modern day slavery has persisted in the region through the 21st century, particularly during the second Sudanese civil war, which ended in 2005

Wow this article got people all kinds of racist, I mean mad.

Having read the article it seems like Walsh knows this will "lose" (reading these comments I guess he knows the voters of Boston) but also wants to see the vote take for Roxbury itself to see if a name change should be studied.

For folks who are confused about why "Nubian", this is a great article about the history of one reason why, having to do with people's experience in the area over decades.

https://www.baystatebanner.com/2016/04/20/a-nubian...

Fast forward say 50 years -- Nubian Square is in the midst of a vibrant community of say Pacific Islanders who have been displaced from their home islands because of Climate Change induced Sea Level Rise.

On the ballot for the election is the proposal to change the name of Nubian Square to some important Micronesian Leader from the past or perhaps to memorialize one of their islands now only visible at Neap Tide

The suggestion to change a name tied fundamentally to the history of not just Boston or even Massachusetts but all of North America -- to a name which has some at best minor resonance with some people who are possibly temporary inhabitants in the area -- makes no sense

Its even more illogical than the naming of Cape Canaveral after the John F. Kennedy -- which did happen temporarily after JFK's assassination. Thankfully more sane heads ultimately prevailed and Cape Canaveral name which went back to the days of the Spanish Conquistadors*1 was restored with only the NASA installation called the Kennedy Space Center.

Finally, as has been pointed out by others -- the Nubians [or their descendants in that part of Africa] have been slave Traders and Owners for Millennia [with some indications that the practice is still happening]

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from the Wiki Cape Canaveral

In the early 16th century, Cape Canaveral was noted on maps, although without being named. It was named by Spanish explorers in the first half of the 16th century as Cabo Cañareal. The name "Canaveral" (Cañaveral in Spanish, meaning "reed bed" or "sugarcane plantation") is the third oldest surviving European place name in the US. The first application of the name, according to the Smithsonian Institution, was from the 1521–1525 explorations of Spanish explorer Francisco Gordillo.