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Latinx Outreach for the RI COVID-19 Archive
Within weeks of the Rhode Island shutdown for COVID-19, the RI COVID-19 Archive (RICA) was established and began collecting submissions … Continue reading Latinx Outreach for the RI COVID-19 Archive
Inside the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center in the Time of COVID-19
This Fall I interned at the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center of the Rhode Island Historical Society as part of … Continue reading Inside the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center in the Time of COVID-19
The Great Swamp Massacre, a Conversation with James A. Warren
This interview with Rhode Island author James A. Warren was conducted over email in December 2020, anticipating the 345th anniversary … Continue reading The Great Swamp Massacre, a Conversation with James A. Warren