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part i: alcohol

How did ceramic jugs get from the basement of an old brick building in Providence to the coast of West Africa? A visit to Market House.

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Objects:

/A%20cream%20ceramic%20bottle%20with%20a%20thick%20rounded%20lip%20tapering%20out%20to%20a%20cylindrical%20body.%20There%20is%20a%20dark%20rust%20colored%20spot%20and%20a%20blue%20line. /A%20round%2C%20sand%20colored%20jug%20with%20a%20small%2C%20rounded%20handle.%20Blue%20colored%20text%20%20is%20stamped%20into%20the%20body%20of%20the%20jug%2C%20on%20the%20left%20side.%20Legible%20text%20reads%2C%20%E2%80%9CPROV%20RI.%E2%80%9D

Additional Resources:

Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island

Christy Clark Pujara

Legacies of the Slave Trade

Chris Roberts

Alt-text coming soon

Illustration of Market Square, n.d. Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Contributors:

Kajette Solomon

Social Equity and Inclusion (SEI) Program Specialist at the RISD Museum

Chris Roberts

Assistant professor of Theory and History of Art and Design at RISD