Learn about the Narragansett community of Rhode Island and New England in this week's podcast episode of "Lost Cultures: ...

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Prosperity in colonial Rhode Island was generated primarily through trade with slave-based economies, not through the slave trade itself. Trading on a routine basis with the West Indies, one could ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A judge has ruled that Colonial court records dating to the mid-1700s are the property of the State of Rhode Island and the state alone. Superior Court Judge Maureen Keough rule… ...

But it's far from the only lighthouse in Rhode Island. While Michigan has the most lighthouses in the United States, with more than 120 along the Great Lakes, and Maine has the second most at 65, ...

A Stitch in Time. Clip: Season 3 Episode 21 | 4m 46s Video has Closed Captions | CC. A sneak peek at the discovery of the oldest known Colonial American flag in existence. Rhode Island PBS ...

In colonial Rhode Island, slavery played pivotal role ... About 1,000 Rhode Island ships completed the Triangle Trade Route between North America, the West Indies and Africa, but an estimated five to ...