{"id":1788998,"date":"2020-07-14T09:02:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T13:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1788998"},"modified":"2020-07-14T09:07:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T13:07:53","slug":"maine-reviews-registry-containing-racist-place-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/07\/maine-reviews-registry-containing-racist-place-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Reviews Registry Containing Racist Place Names"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Portland Press-Herald<\/em><\/a>: \u201cState officials have removed an official registry of Maine islands for review after the Press Herald inquired about how at least five privately owned islands and ledges still have names incorporating racial slurs, decades after they were forbidden under state law.\u201d The registry is the Coastal Island Registry, which lists state- and privately owned islands; a 1977 Maine law explicitly banned place names with the n-word, and was later amended to include slurs against indigenous peoples. [Osher Map Library<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Previously: Racist Place Names in Quebec, Removed in 2015, Remain on Maps<\/a>; Washington State Senator Seeks Removal of Offensive Place Names<\/a>; Review: From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Portland Press-Herald: \u201cState officials have removed an official registry of Maine islands for review after the Press Herald inquired about how at least five privately owned islands and ledges still have names incorporating racial… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[692],"tags":[129],"class_list":["post-1788998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-toponyms","tag-maine","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1805461,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/11\/secretary-haaland-takes-action-against-derogatory-place-names\/","url_meta":{"origin":1788998,"position":0},"title":"Secretary Haaland Takes Action Against Derogatory Place Names","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"22 November 2021","format":"link","excerpt":"We\u2019ve seen efforts to replace racist and offensive place names in the past, but in general they\u2019ve happened at the state or provincial level. 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