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118 The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island

2017/1/24
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How did the smallest colony and smallest state in the union became the largest American participant in the slave trade?

Christy Clark-Pujara), an Assistant Professor in the Department of African-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island), joins us to explore the history of Rhode Island and New England’s involvement with slavery.

Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/118)

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