History
URI professor David Faflik’s new book explores how race, sports fandom and the making of Red Sox Nation collided in 1970s Boston
Newport entered the war as one of North America’s great ports. By the end, Providence was on the rise
Enslaved and free Black men and Indigenous soldiers formed one of the Revolutionary War’s most remarkable fighting forces
Nathanael Greene rose from a Coventry forge to become one of the American Revolution’s most trusted commanders
Fifty years after Rhode Island’s first Pride Parade, the lawyer who helped secure the permit looks back on the fight that established Rhode Island’s annual Pride tradition
The Center will feature rotating exhibitions, programs and special events highlighting the historical contributions of Black Newporters
A daring nighttime raid in Narragansett Bay came before the Boston Tea Party and helped push the colonies toward a united response to Britain
A beloved historic sign, saved from the scrap heap, faces a steep financial road back to the city skyline
“Revolution to Reclamation” invites visitors to reconsider the country’s founding from Native perspectives
Dolan Perkins-Valdez says her story about a secret community of formerly enslaved people in the Appalachians is resonating in Rhode Island