“A Matter of Truth” Dives Into Rhode Island’s History of Discrimination The new State House exhibit presented by the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society explores the lives of African heritage residents from the 1600s to the present. While the Rhode Island State House has always been a destination for teachers and students eager to learn […]
Charting History is a traveling panel exhibition that tells one cohesive, chronological, and thematic narrative of Rhode Island's history. It follows the major threads of commerce, conflict, and conscience to tell the stories of RI and the people who have lived here throughout history up to the present-day. This exhibit is designed to introduce visitors […]
The Stamp Act riots in Rhode Island and the Regulator Rebellion in North Carolina, although movements in smaller colonies, tell a broader story about the evolution of American political thought […]
Join Secretary of State Gregg Amore and the RI State Archives for the opening of the new exhibit celebrating the cross section of art and history. Students from Ponaganset High […]
Learn about the design of the Middle Passage Memorial and support its construction in Independence Park, Bristol, RI. Learn also about the Middle Passage Project which promotes reconciliation and healing […]