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SUMMARY:African American Responses to the American Revolution in Rhode Island
DESCRIPTION:Keith Stokes\, Rhode Island Historian Laureate \nHow did the enslaved feel about the phrase “All Men Are Created Equal”? Come join Rhode Island’s Historian Laureate for a talk about the African American response to the onset of the Revolution\, the oral history\, and the cultures that kept this “unwritten” history alive\, despite the upheavals and deliberate attempts at erasure. \nFree for members. $10 for non-members.
URL:https://smiths.focusweb.dev/event/african-american-responses-to-the-american-revolution-in-rhode-island/
LOCATION:Smith’s Castle\, 55 Richard Smith Drive\, North Kingstown\, RI\, 02852
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Talk
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SUMMARY:East Greenwich in the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Matt Carcieri East Greenwich Historian gives a talk on East Greenwich’s response to the American Revolution. Through a focus specifically on the events of 1775 in to 1776\, the talk will reveal the daily experiences of the residents of East Greenwich and the Revolutionary Rhode Island in the early years of the conflict.
URL:https://smiths.focusweb.dev/event/east-greenwich-in-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Smith’s Castle\, 55 Richard Smith Drive\, North Kingstown\, RI\, 02852
CATEGORIES:Conversations at the Castle
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SUMMARY:A Tribute to the 1st Rhode Island Regiment
DESCRIPTION:FREE ADMISSION · SUGGESTED DONATION \nLIVING HISTORY \nValerie Tutson \nRhode Island Black Storytellers \nTutson will perform a presentation portraying the wife of Caesar Updik\, and tell their lives of upheaval and uncertainty during the war and on his return as a free man to Rhode Island. \nJason Roomes\nTrustee & Direct Descendant \nA historical re-enactor and direct descendant of two separate patriots of color\, Roomes will discuss the formation of the Regiment and his own family’s role in the Revolution. \n[Handwritten historical document\, North Kingstown\, dated Feb 24\, 1778\, addressed to Beriah Brown\, signed Nathaniel Hall — text is in cursive and partially illegible] \nFEATURED TALK \nJohn Dower \nHistorian & President Emeritus \nDower will offer a presentation on the lives and sacrifice of Caesar and Moses Updike\, two enslaved servants of Smith’s Castle who enlisted and served in the 1st Rhode Island Regiment. \nMilitary drill demonstrations and salute by Revolutionary reenactors Varnum Continentals & 2nd Rhode Island Regiment
URL:https://smiths.focusweb.dev/event/a-tribute-to-the-1st-rhode-island-regiment/
LOCATION:Smith’s Castle\, 55 Richard Smith Drive\, North Kingstown\, RI\, 02852
CATEGORIES:History
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SUMMARY:Early Reparations in the Wake of the Revolutionary War
DESCRIPTION:Historian Robert A. Geake will offer a presentation entitled “Early Reparations in the Wake of the Revolutionary War: The Struggle for Widows and Heirs of Patriots of Color for Recognition and Reward.”
URL:https://smiths.focusweb.dev/event/early-reparations-in-the-wake-of-the-revolutionary-war/
LOCATION:Smith’s Castle\, 55 Richard Smith Drive\, North Kingstown\, RI\, 02852
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Talk
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