In honor of Black History Month, the Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives recognized the contribution of the Black soldiers of the 1 st Rhode Island Regiment who helped the nation win ...

The Museum of the American Revolution recently loaned “Brave Men as Ever Fought,” a portrait commemorating the First Rhode ...

Dan McKee, as well as other state lawmakers and historians. The portrait honors the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, which joined the Continental Army back in 1778. Rhode Island was the first state to ...