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At several points in the musical "Hamilton," "Wall Street" is used as a metonym for the American financial sector. Was Wall Street firmly established as the center of finance and banking in the United States by the late 18th/early 19th century?
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What was the public reaction like when Washington and Lee University was renamed in honor of Robert E. Lee after his death in 1870? Have there ever been any movements to rename the University to remove his name?
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