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An Enslaved Mother Rescues Her Family from being Transported to the South—And Spurs a Law Change
In the early days of the abolition movement in the United States, by necessity, abolitionist work had to come primarily from white people because, before the American Revolution, most black …
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Corporal Punishment and Reform in the Early 19th Century in Washington County
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While Massachusetts and Connecticut by the early 1800s had instituted reforms reducing the severity of corporal punishment, Rhode Island had not. Consider the crime of perjury before a court. According …
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Sixty-Four Ships Built at Providence: Rhode Island Labor Joins the Fight for Victory
At the beginning of World War II there was an urgent need for ships. Lots of them, of all types and sizes were required, and in a hurry. Warships for …
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