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TODAY: RI Slave History Medallions installation at Trinity Church

October 22, 2022/RINewsToday

The nonprofit RI Slave History Medallions (RISHM) is marking the landscape to honor the enslaved in partnership with RI communities and institutions.

The public is invited to historic Trinity Church in Newport for an acknowledgement program, choir performance and installation celebration of the RI Slave History Medallion on Sunday, October 30 at 4:00 PM.
Speakers will be RI Episcopal Bishop Reverend Nicholas Knisely, Reverend Canon and historian Timothy Watt of Trinity Church, and RI Slave History Medallion founder/executive director Charles Roberts, and
featuring a special choir performance by the RPM Voices of RI. Admission is free.

Trinity Church’s annual Pumpkin Patch continues Sunday from 12-6pm on the lawn at Queen Anne Square with a variety of pumpkins to choose from, baked treats, warm cider, give-aways and children’s entertainment.

The nonprofit RI Slave History Medallions (RISHM) is marking the landscape to honor the enslaved in partnership with RI communities and institutions. The Trinity Church installation is the 12th medallion mounted statewide.

For more information, visit www.rishm.org. RISHM’s work is made possible in part by public donations and by grants from the State Legislature, RI Foundation, RI Council for the Humanities, EJMP Fund for
Philanthropy, Prince Charitable Trusts, Van Beuren Charitable Foundation, and Bank Newport.

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4 Comments

  1. Jim on October 30, 2022 at 1:02 pm

    What information will the QR code give us on the Trinity Church Marker? I scanned it yesterday and all I saw was the announcement of its installation. Will tie the church to slavery?



    • Nancy Thomas on October 30, 2022 at 3:12 pm

      When it is active I believe it takes you to the history of slavery on that spot. You can go to the website mentioned in the article as well.



  2. Susan Maloney on October 29, 2022 at 10:36 am

    It’s about time the enslaved were recognized in Rhode Island. Their contributions to our communities, our state, and the Revolutionary War is a significant part of our history. They should be recognized, honored, and acknowledged. The Medallions serve as a way to educate and a source for healing.



    • Margaret Baker RISHM Board on October 29, 2022 at 5:11 pm

      Thank you so much for your support.
      Hope you can attend and bring young people, your friends and family. Pl see donate as it does take a village.