Some exhibits and events are already underway in Providence and Newport to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of ...

The 1 st Rhode Island Regiment was an integrated unit composed of Black, Indigenous and white soldiers who served together from 1778 through the end of the war in 1783. “During Black History ...

“The 1st Rhode Island Regiment is unique. Not only were they fighting for their freedom as slaves promised freedom for enlisting, they were fighting for the freedom of their country,” Amore says.

Events will highlight Rhode Island's contributions to the American Revolution, including the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, the nation's first racially integrated military unit.

“The 1st Rhode Island Regiment is unique. Not only were they fighting for their freedom as slaves promised freedom for enlisting, they were fighting for the freedom of their country,” Amore says.