History Bytes: “One-Third” & “One-Half” – Shared Ownership of Enslaved Persons
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This year marks the 180th anniversary of the Dorr Rebellion, which is considered the most significant constitutional and political event to occur in Rhode Island history. On Thursday November 17, 2022 at 5:30pm, historian Erik J. Chaput will present the talk “A Tempest in a Teapot: Political Combat in Antebellum Rhode Island” on zoom.
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