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The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society Historical Markers

 
By Bryan Simmons
The Marlborough Street Chapel
1 ► Rhode Island, Kent County, East Greenwich — The Marlborough Street Chapel — Rhode Island Afro-American Heritage Trail —
2 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — Congdon Street Baptist Church —
3 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — First Baptist Church —
4 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — John Brown House — Rhode Island Afro-American Heritage Trail —
5 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — Sissieretta Jones — "The greatest singer of her race" — 1868-1933 —
6 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — Snowtown Riot 1831 —
7 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — The Meeting Street School — Rhode Island Afro-American Heritage Trail —
8 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Downtown Providence — Civil War Monument — Rhode Island Afro-American Heritage Trail —
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9 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Downtown Providence — Providence — (Water Street) —
10 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Downtown Providence — The Site of Hardscrabble Riot 1824 —
11 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Lower South Providence — Prince Hall Masonic Lodge F.A.M. —
12 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Mount Hope — Olney Street Riot 1831 —
13 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Upper South Providence — The Second Freewill Baptist (Pond Street) Church —
 
 
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Oct. 10, 2026