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Documenting places and people in the history of slavery in Rhode Island

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Rhode Island Slave History Medallions

Read the 15 part series: Slavery in Rhode Island by Paul Davis

Rhode Island ruled the slave trade. For more than 75 years, merchants and investors bankrolled 1,000 voyages to Africa. Their ships carried some 100,000 men, women, and children into New World slavery.Click here to read the powerful 15 part series.

This entry was posted in RISHM on September 2, 2020 by Charles Roberts.

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