Resource Publications

Black Yankees: The Development of an Afro-American Subculture in Eighteenth-Century New England
A Dependent People: Newport, Rhode Island in the Revolutionary Era
African Americans in Newport: An Introduction to the Heritage of African Americans in Newport, Rhode Island, 1700-1945
Black Genealogy
Slave Genealogy: A Research Guide with Case Studies
Love of Freedom: Black Women in Colonial and Revolutionary New England
Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America; Sixth Revised Edition
Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail
The SLAVE TRADE: THE STORY OF THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE: 1440 – 1870
Middle Passages: African American Journeys to Africa, 1787-2005
The Proceedings of the Free African Union Society and the African Benevolent Society, Newport, Rhode Island, 1780-1824 William Robinson, 1976, Urban League of Rhode Island (Out of Print) Available at some libraries.

Companion Sites

Eyes of Glory: An American Story of Faith and Freedom

Newport's Gilded Age in Color

African American Experience in WW I

1696 Heritage Group

Learn More About God’s Little Acre

Our Thanks

To the Artists who have donated their time and efforts:

Randy Santeri - photographer
Charles Roberts - artist

And to the organizations that have made this project and much of our work over the years possible:

With special thanks to
Scott Wheeler, Tree & Grounds Supervisor

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