Rhode Island Slave History Medallions (RISHM) invites the public to attend a free, family-friendly celebration of our new national holiday, Juneteenth (Freedom Day) that will be held Saturday, June 15th from 11 AM – 4 PM at Eisenhower Park on historic Washington Square.
The voices of tradesmen and women, ropemakers, masons, and carpenters inform a new tour and exhibit, illuminating the history of early Black Americans and its ongoing impact in Rhode Island.
RISHM’s Newport Black History Walking Tour was featured in the Boston Globe! Follow the link on this page to read the full article.
The second annual Newport Juneteenth celebration promises to be bigger and better than the year before, possibly serving as a test run for other large celebrations that could come to Washington Square Park in the future.
Rhode Island Slave History Medallions (RISHM) invites the public to attend a free, family-friendly Juneteenth (Freedom Day) celebration on Saturday from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. at Eisenhower Park on historic Washington Square.
RISHM is inviting the public to
celebrate Black History Month at a program honoring Black abolitionist and church founder Peter Quire on Sunday, February 25 at 3PM.
Rhode Island Slave History Medallions (RISHM) invites the public to attend a free, family-friendly celebration of our new national holiday, Juneteenth (Freedom Day) that will be held Saturday, June 15th from 11 AM – 4 PM at Eisenhower Park on historic Washington Square.
Colonial Newport comes alive by remembering the lives of enslaved and free Black Newporters.
RISHM is a statewide public awareness program committed to marking those historic sites connected to the history of slavery in Rhode Island.
Newport celebrates Juneteenth and living history with two days of events.
Rhode Island Slave History Medallions invites the community to a special Juneteenth Semiquincentennial Living History Celebration at Fort Adams State Park in Newport.
Held on the parade grounds inside the fort, this family-friendly event will commemorate Juneteenth while also honoring the anniversary of the Revolutionary War and the history of the Battle of Rhode Island.Â
We invite all visitors to learn more about RISHM’s events and accomplishments in 2025 and support our Annual Campaign, from Giving Tuesday (Dec. 2, 2025) through 401 Gives Day (April 1, 2026).
RISHM relies on the generous support of private donations to continue the underrepresented but important work of marking the landscape of where slave history happened in Rhode Island.
