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In RI Feb. 11, 2025 is now 1st Rhode Island Regiment/Black Regiment Day. Here's why
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment was an integrated unit composed of Black, Indigenous and white soldiers who served together.
Will this be the year of an 'assault weapons' ban in RI? How the battle is beginning anew.
PROVIDENCE – The perennial battle over a proposed "assault weapons" ban began anew at the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday ...
First RI Regiment honored in ceremony Saturday
The First Black Regiment was honored in East Greenwich Today.It's a group of Black and Indigenous soldiers who fought in the revelutionay war.The regiment fough ...
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First Rhode Island Regiment to be honored at East Greenwich museum
The First Rhode Island Regiment was formed in 1778, at a time when slavery was still legal in many colonies. To boost their troop numbers, Rhode Island allowed enslaved men to enlist, promising them ...
$220M for Washington Bridge still in limbo, new court docs show
The heavily traveled Washington Bridge has been shut down for more than a year. Rhode Island was banking on $220M in federal support.