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1. northernvirginiamag.com › culture › newsBurke Man Launches Campaign to Rename Town

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   Mar 4, 2024 · Silas Burke, a judge, not only owned up to 14 people at a time; he managed another slaveholding plantation, oversaw auctions of enslaved people that included women and children and on at least one occasion sold a boy away from his mother.

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3. wtop.com › fairfax-county › 2024Why a Fairfax Co. man is advocating to change the name of Burke

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   Feb 28, 2024 · David Martosko is pushing to change the name of the Virginia town Burke to Fenton after discovering the town’s namesake, Silas Burke, owned a boy named Fenton.

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4. www.wusa9.com › article › newsMan pushes for Burke, Virginia to change its name | wusa9.com

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   Mar 4, 2024 · BURKE, Va. — Like many municipal names in Virginia, the namesake of the unincorporated town of Burke was a slave owner, leading some to speculate whether the time has come to change the name.

5. www.theringer.com › movies › 2020/9/16The Oral History of ‘The Town’ - The Ringer

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   Sep 16, 2020 · The Oral History of ‘The Town’. Ten years ago this week, Ben Affleck and his crew put on nun masks, robbed Fenway Park, and made the ultimate Boston movie. This is their story. By Alan Siegel...

6. www.connectionnewspapers.com › news › 2024Letter: Keep the Town Name of Burke VA

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   Apr 3, 2024 · The town’s name is Burke — names are important! They identify our community, they give gravity to the places we live, they tie us to our history — some of which was good and some that was...

7. mafilm.org › 2010/09/19 › tough-guy’s-tattoo-isTough guy’s tattoo is talk of ‘The Town’ – Massachusetts Film ...

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   Sep 19, 2010 · Owen Burke, 21, another real-life Charlestownie, played the fourth member of the Not (Bleep)ing Around Gang, alongside Ben, Jeremy Renner and Dorchester rapper Slaine in the “The Town.” “It was a trip,” said Burke, who is in his second year at Bunker Hill Community College.

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   Who is Owen Burke?

   • Owen Burke, 21, another real-life Charlestownie, played the fourth member of the Not (Bleep)ing Around Gang, alongside Ben, Jeremy Renner and Dorchester rapper Slaine in the “The Town.” “It was a trip,” said Burke, who is in his second year at Bunker Hill Community College.

   Tough guy’s tattoo is talk of ‘The Town’ - mafilm.org

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   Is there a 'welcome to Burke' sign in Virginia?

   • Burke, Virginia sits 20 miles west of D.C. in Fairfax County. There isn’t a "Welcome to Burke" sign or even a town center. You will know you are there, because many of the streets, shopping centers and schools have the name Burke on them. “I bet 90% of people [who live here] have never heard the name Silas Burke,” neighbor David Martosko explained.

   Man pushes for Burke, Virginia to change its name | wusa9.com

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   Who was Silas Burke?

   • But that’s not what he found. “Everything I learned about him made it sound worse and worse and worse.” Silas Burke, a judge, not only owned up to 14 people at a time; he managed another slaveholding plantation, oversaw auctions of enslaved people that included women and children and on at least one occasion sold a boy away from his mother.

   Burke Man Launches Campaign to Rename Town

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   Did Silas Burke get the name 'Fenton'?

   • He kept coming across the name Silas Burke, and ultimately learned the town is named after the 19th century slaveholder. Now, Martosko is leading an effort to change the name of the town from Burke to “Fenton.” Fenton was one of several children Burke owned, and the first one he bought, Martosko said.

   Why a Fairfax Co. man is advocating to change the name of Burke

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9. www.imdb.com › name › nm4024978Owen Burke - IMDb

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   Owen Burke is known for The Town (2010), Castle Rock (2018) and The Equalizer (2014).