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We Are Not Going To Change the Name of Faneuil Hall

We Are Not Going To Change the Name of Faneuil Hall

One of the things that distinguishes somebody from around here from somebody who isn't is the ability to pronounce "Faneuil." (If you don't know how, I'm not going to explain it to you.) That's one of the reasons Boston Mayor Marty Walsh responded the way he did when asked on a left-leaning radio show earlier this year if Faneuil Hall should be renamed because the guy it's named after was a slave trader.

One of the things that distinguishes somebody from around here from somebody who isn't is the ability to pronounce "Faneuil." (If you don't know how, I'm not going to explain it to you.) That's one of the reasons Boston Mayor Marty Walsh responded the way he did when asked on a left-leaning radio show earlier this year if Faneuil Hall should be renamed because the guy it's named after was a slave trader.…