Think Bob Dylan Was Newport’s First Headliner? Think Again
More than 100 years before the founding of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals, an immigrant orchestra from Berlin helped put Newport music on the map.
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving has a complex and, often, political history. But how much does that matter to newly-arrived immigrants?
What Happened To The Triple Decker Dream?
For generations, the triple decker home provided a reliable path for thousands of immigrants who dreamed of becoming homeowners. But, today, things are changing.
Growing Up Triple Decker
The triple decker home is an icon of urban New England that’s given a start to generations of immigrants. But what’s life like inside the walls of a three family home?
The Triple Decker Menace
You walk by them, maybe you live in one. But do you know the triple-decker home was once a symbol of anti-immigrant sentiment in New England?
Columbus Day On Federal Hill
On one of the most controversial holidays in America, Providence’s historic Italian-American neighborhood celebrates its identity.
God’s Little Acre
Part II of the Aaron Lopez saga brings us to a burial ground in Newport, where headstones give us insight into the lives of enslaved and free Africans in colonial Rhode Island.
The Irony Of Aaron Lopez, The Merchant Prince Of Newport
Aaron Lopez flees the Spanish Inquisition and arrives in Newport in 1752 a religious refugee. He quickly becomes a successful entrepreneur and a pillar of the Jewish community. At the same time, he’s actively funding slaving voyages.
The Brothertown Fight For Recognition
After settling in Wisconsin, members of the Brothertown tribe are forced to give up their reservation to avoid a government ordered removal to present-day Kansas, setting in motion an unforeseen legal battle their ancestors will fight more than a century later.
Journey To Brothertown
Betrayed by his mentor Eleazar Wheelock and wary of all colonists, Samson Occom forms a new American Indian tribe in the mid-1770s and leads his followers on a journey further west.