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Resource Publications

    • Black Yankees: The Development of an Afro-American Subculture in Eighteenth-Century New England
    • A Dependent People: Newport, Rhode Island in the Revolutionary Era
    • African Americans in Newport: An Introduction to the Heritage of African Americans in Newport, Rhode Island, 1700-1945
    • Black Genealogy
    • Slave Genealogy: A Research Guide with Case Studies
    • Love of Freedom: Black Women in Colonial and Revolutionary New England
    • Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America; Sixth Revised Edition
    • Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail
    • The SLAVE TRADE: THE STORY OF THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE: 1440 – 1870
    • Middle Passages: African American Journeys to Africa, 1787-2005
    • The Proceedings of the Free African Union Society and the African Benevolent Society, Newport, Rhode Island, 1780-1824 William Robinson, 1976, Urban League of Rhode Island (Out of Print) Available at some libraries.

Companion Sites

Eyes of Glory: An American Story of Faith and Freedom

Newport's Gilded Age in Color

African American Experience in WW I

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Our Thanks

To the Artists who have donated their time and efforts:

  • Randy Santeri - photographer
  • Charles Roberts - artist

And to the organizations that have made this project and much of our work over the years possible:

  • African Alliance of Rhode Island
  • Newport Historical Society
  • Rhode Island Historical Society
  • Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
  • Redwood Library
  • Newport Public Library
  • City of Newport
  • With special thanks to
    Scott Wheeler, Tree & Grounds Supervisor

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