Charles L. Roberts delivers a powerful address at the UN on the need to confront gender inequality as a barrier to Africa’s progress and development.
Bagwell unveiled two art renderings of the planned sculpture of 19th century, Newport-based entrepreneur and activist George T. Downing.
A celebration of song, dance, drumming and history was presented by the Rhode Island Slave History Medallions project on Feb. 28 at Newport Craft Brewery.
RISHM attended the unveiling of a new portrait of Roger Williams: Trailblazer of Religious Freedom by artist Jennifer Gilliooly Cahoon.
Rhode Island Slave History Medallions (RISHM) was invited to make an appearance at the 2024 NAACP Awards Dinner.
Rhode Island Slave History Medallions (RISHM) has participated in several community events recently, view the gallery for pictures.
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.
Watch our video from Newport’s 1st Annual Juneteenth Celebration.
Trinity Church was founded in 1698 as a mission of the Church of England. Early parishioners included slave owners and traffickers, such as George Gibbs II, who is interred in the Trinity Church graveyard.
In 1653 settler-colonists laid claim to “Sowams,” the ancestral home of the Pokanoket. Though the Pokanoket never relinquished their claim, settler-colonists soon occupied the land, including modern-day Barrington.
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.
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.
