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Titled "Sketches on Negroes and Events in Rhode Island 1696 - 1970," this unfinished manuscript presents a timeline of African American history in Rhode Island from 1696 to 1819. The timeline includes the introduction of slavery; African American participation in the American Revolution; the abolition of slavery; and the establishment of African American churches.

Details

Title
Manuscript B
Creator
Gross, Carl Russell
Date (Text)
1936-1971
Other Identifiers
Local: MSS-0002-b01-f02-item01
Subject (Topic)
African Americans
Rhode Island
Keyword
African Americans ; Rhode Island ; Providence ; Slavery ; Abolition ; Churches
Type
Manuscript
Format
Text
Finding Aid
Finding Aid on RIAMCO for the Papers of Dr. Carl Russell Gross
Language
English
In
Dr. Carl Russell Gross papers
Note

Pages in the main body of the manuscript are numbered 1-15. Page 7 is missing from the Carl Russell Gross collection. Supplemental materials were found interfiled with the manuscript pages. The supplements expand upon, and may have been the sources for, Manuscript B.

Preferred Citation
Dr. Carl Russell Gross papers, MSS-0002, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
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