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BONUS - Slavery in Rhode Island Part 2
Manage episode 425060512 series 3450039
1784 - 1860 | With early abolitionists attempting to end Rhode Island's connection with slavery, the state's merchants and industrial leaders continue to find ways to profit off of the business of slavery right up until the Civil War.
My Favorite Books on this Topic:
Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island by Christy Clark-Pujara
Sons of Providence: The Brown Brothers, the Slave Trade, and the American Revolution by Charles Rappleye
James DeWolf and the Rhode Island Slave Trade by Cynthia Mestad Johnson
*Map image from Rhode Island Boundaries by John H Cady.
To learn more about this episode go to The Story of Rhode Island website
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Manage episode 425060512 series 3450039
1784 - 1860 | With early abolitionists attempting to end Rhode Island's connection with slavery, the state's merchants and industrial leaders continue to find ways to profit off of the business of slavery right up until the Civil War.
My Favorite Books on this Topic:
Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island by Christy Clark-Pujara
Sons of Providence: The Brown Brothers, the Slave Trade, and the American Revolution by Charles Rappleye
James DeWolf and the Rhode Island Slave Trade by Cynthia Mestad Johnson
*Map image from Rhode Island Boundaries by John H Cady.
To learn more about this episode go to The Story of Rhode Island website
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