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Jamestown historian Peter Fay The pivotal role African Americans played in helping the British suppress rebel resistance in Rhode Island in the early years of the War of Independence has been largely overlooked. In 1775, General Nathanael Greene of Warwick condemned the burning of rebel houses in Jamestown, noting that “Col. Joseph Wanton's Negroes piloted… |
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Colonial Tea: Dr. Jane Lancaster We’ll follow the extraordinary odyssey taken by an “ordinary” enslaved man in the 18th century. Buy Tickets |
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Historian Christian McBurney will give a presentation. The second American Revolution: Rhode Island’s role in the Abolition movement in the North, 1763 to 1784. RI historian Christian McBurney will speak on the RI and Providence Plantations’ role in the abolition movement in the North during the Revolutionary period. McBurney has authored several books on RI… |
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Trustee and OLLIE instructor Mark Burnham Come learn about the complicated life of one of RI's Founding Fathers, Stephen Hopkins, and how this self-taught person helped shape political and economic life in the U.S. colonies. We'll look at some events in Rhode Island leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776… |
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