C-SPAN Cities Tour - Providence: John Brown and the Rhode Island Slave Trade

Visit the John Brown Home to learn about this man (Brown University is named after his family) and his family's history which pitted brother against brother over the issue of the slave trade in the days leading into the revolution. Rhode Island was an active importer of slaves during this time period.
Visit: www.c-span.org/...

[@ControversStrange]

wonder house of rhode island history. i plan on taking a trip there. cheer cheer.

[@tonywoods5993]

“Never made money from slave trade” smh

[@eddieflori4336]

I remember the carriage.