RI Black Heritage Society
- PO Box 4238, Middletown, RI 02842
- Newport County
- (401) 588-5177
The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1975 by prominent members of the black community, originally constituted to preserve three centuries of African American history in the State of Rhode Island. Charged with the purpose of procuring, collecting, and preserving books, pamphlets, letters, photographs, and other media and historical materials pertaining to the history of African Heritage peoples in the state, the Society is an invaluable resource for authentic cultural narratives integral to both Rhode Island and United States history
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