2019 marks 400 years of slavery in America. Rhode Island was a major player in this vicious episode of our history, and also a leader in abolishing it. Breaking Chains tells this story through a series of events held from June 12 to June 15. Breaking Chains Event 2 “Disowning Slavery: Gradual Emancipation & Race […]
Over time, some 1750,000 people went whaling. Most experienced the "Nantucket sleigh ride" only once because of the extreme and dangerous conditions, but as many 30% of the those working on whalers were men of color. Join Martha's Vineyard author Skip Finley in the Linden Place Carriage House as he leads us on this fascinating […]
Dr. Scott Molloy, Award-Winning Writer of “Irish Titan, Irish Toilers: Joseph Banigan and Nineteenth-Century New England Labor,” will discuss the relationship between Joseph Banigan and Samuel P Colt. The event will be in the Ballroom. Dr. Molloy, a highly regarded authority on Irish history is a Carnegie Foundation Rhode Island Professor of the Year, a […]
