Monthly Archives: June 2018

1968: High Water Mark of Turbulent 1960s

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Fred Zilian

(This essay was originally published as “1968 was the high water mark in a decade of discord,” by the Newport Daily News on June 12, 2018.) Fifty years ago Sen. Robert Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in downtown … Continue reading →

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Slavery in Narragansett Country

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Fred Zilian

(This essay was originally published as “In 1843, slavery was banned in Rhode Island,” in the Newport Daily News on May 29, 2018.) (Note: This is the second in a series of essays on slavery in Rhode Island.) The first … Continue reading →

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