by Keith Stokes | Jan 2, 2014 | Occupations, Research, Uncategorized
The peculiar institution of slavery in Rhode Island had its start and evolution with the sea. The town of Newport, aptly named the “City by the Sea,†would become the fifth most active seaport in all of Thirteen Colonies by the mid-18th century, an era that...
by Keith Stokes | Nov 4, 2013 | Research
While much of African American historical research and interpretation regarding the 19th and early 20th centuries “Back to Africa†movement has focused largely on the efforts of the American Colonization Society or the Pan-Africanism effort of Marcus Garvey in the...
by Keith Stokes | Oct 19, 2013 | Daily Life
Anecdote FOUR Negros were carrying a Corpse to the grave at a place where it was a custom to give the pall bearers gloves: but the four were not presented with any. About middle way to the church yard, Cuffee turned around and accused his fellow bearer, “Caesar, you...
