Slavery is extant in Rhode Island as…

May 1652 CE

Slavery is extant in Rhode Island as early as the 1600s.

Rhode Island on May 18, 1652, passes the first abolition law in the thirteen colonies, banning African slavery. (By the century’s end, however, the law will not be enforced.)

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Providence Providence Rhode Island United States View →

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