October 2015
Stories of Enslavement and Indenture in Little Compton
Join Little Compton Historical Managing Director Marjory O'Toole as she discusses her research into the lives of Little Compton's 250 enslaved and indentured people. Photo: Lucy Collins, a free black woman who lived and worked in Little Compton.
Find out more »Stories of Enslavement and Indenture in Little Compton
Join Little Compton Historical Managing Director Marjory O'Toole as she discusses her research into the lives of Little Compton's 250 enslaved and indentured people. Photo: Lucy Collins, a free black woman who lived and worked in Little Compton.
Find out more »January 2017
Slavery and Freedom Speaker Series: Elon Cook
On January 25, 2017 at 7PM, at the Little Compton Community Center, Elon Cook, Program Manager & Curator of the new Center for Reconciliation for the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island will speak on the exciting work of the Center for Reconciliation and how institutions and individuals can collaborate to increase public knowledge about slavery and Rhode Island’s role in the international slave trade. The talk is supported by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and is part of the Slavery…
Find out more »February 2017
Slavery and Freedom Speakers series: “Two Generations of Freedom: From Kofi to Paul Cuffe”
On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 7 PM at the Community Center, Jeffrey Fortin will present “Two Generations of Freedom: From Kofi to Paul Cuffe.” Dr. Fortin is the Paul Cuffe Fellow at Mystic Seaport Museum and Assistant Professor of History at Emmanuel College. His book on the life of Paul Cuffe will be published soon. The talk is supported by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and is part of the Slavery and Freedom Speaker’s series celebrating 200 years of…
Find out more »Slavery and Freedom Speakers series: “Westport’s Stories of Unfreedom”
On Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 7PM at the Community Center, Tony Connors, President of the Westport Historical Society, will present “Westport’s Stories of Unfreedom” based on his extensive research using Westport’s primary source documents. The talk is supported by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and is the final installment of the Slavery and Freedom Speaker’s series celebrating 200 years of freedom in Little Compton.
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