How did the smallest colony and smallest state in the union became the largest American participant in the slave trade?
Christy Clark-Pujara, an Assistant Professor in the Department of African-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island, joins us to explore the history of Rhode Island and New England’s involvement with slavery.
Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/118
Sponsor Links
Cornell University Press
Episode 040: Kathleen Bartoloni-Tuazon, For Fear of an Elective King
Helpful Show Links
Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign
Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page
Join the Ben Franklin's World Community
Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter
Ben Franklin's World iOS App
Ben Franklin's World Android App
Complementary Episodes
Episode 008: Greg O'Malley, Final Passages: The Intercolonial Slave Trade of British America
Episode 036: Abby Swingen, Competing Visions of Empire
Episode 064: Brett Rushforth, Native American Slavery in New France
Episode 083: Jared Hardesty, Unfreedom: Slavery in Colonial Boston
Bonus: Lonnie Bunch, History & Historians in the Public (National Museum of African American History and Culture)
*Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
