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How did Black people immigrate to RI? And why did they settle mostly in Providence?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEverybody wants to know something about where they came from, the stories that trace back across...
Like Massachusetts and Virginia, RI was on the front line in the movement for independence | Opinion
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPatrick T. Conley is the author of "Rhode Island's Contributions to the Founding of the United...
How did Rhode Island get its border? It's a story with hundreds of years of bickering
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwenty years ago, the smallest state was at risk of becoming a little smaller. A new, high-tech...
Opinion/Chaput: DeSantis claim on slavery points to a need for history education
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoErik Chaput is the co-creator of the Dorr Rebellion Project website:...
Native Americans who had an impact on RI. Here are 9 in the Hall of Fame | Opinion
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoKen Dooley, publisher, producer and writer, was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame...
Clams and cannon fire? Amy Russo has a blast at a historical clambake in East Providence
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCorrection: A previous version of this article misstated who is responsible for firing the cannon....
How did Federal Hill get its name? There was almost bloodshed.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen it comes to Providence’s Federal Hill neighborhood, people typically think of Italian food, and maybe the area’s history as an Italian, and before that Irish, neighborhood. But after The ...
The Classic at Damien: Rancho Christian, Harvard-Westlake advance to semifinals
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBirmingham coach Nick Halic brought his 3-year-old son to the Classic at Damien on Wednesday....
Celebrate July 4th: A look back at some of our best stories of 2023 (so far)
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoDear Readers, It's the 4th of July. In Rhode Island, that means parades, time at the beach and...
This North Kingstown island helped secure religious liberty in RI. Now, you can buy it.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoNORTH KINGSTOWN – In 1638, two years after being convicted of heresy and banished from...
