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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Jul 26, 2021, 10:21 AM Jul 2021

Martinsville college receives a new name

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Martinsville college receives a new name

Jul 23, 2021 Updated Jul 23, 2021

MARTINSVILLE - After a year of review and discussion, the State Board of Virginia’s Community Colleges has determined a new name for Patrick Henry Community College by a vote of the body Thursday.

The two-year school in Martinsville will now be known as Patrick & Henry Community College.

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Martinsville college receives a new name (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 OP
more Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #1
Patrick did not own slaves, but Henry did. Sneederbunk Jul 2021 #2

Demovictory9

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Mon Jul 26, 2021, 10:36 AM
Jul 2021

Without punctuation, the name Patrick Henry could stand for the Revolutionary War hero who owned slaves.

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