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Great Dismal Swamp: Descendants of enslaved, Indigenous people want to make it a national heritage site

Great Dismal Swamp: Descendants of enslaved, Indigenous people want to make it a national heritage site
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The Great Dismal Swamp was a refuge for the enslaved Their descendants want to preserve it

The Great Dismal Swamp was a refuge for the enslaved. Their descendants want to preserve it. Meagan Flynn Eric Sheppard is the great-great-great-nephew of Moses Grandy, who was enslaved in the Great Dismal Swamp and ultimately became an abolitionist. He and others are pushing to make the swamp a national heritage site. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) Almost 20 years ago, Eric Sheppard picked up the slave narrative written by his distant ancestor, Moses Grandy, and set out to retrace his long trudge to freedom. “Everywhere Moses Grandy went, I went,” Sheppard said. “The clues were left in Moses Grandy’s slave narrative for me.”

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You look like Joe Pesci Trump supporters heckle Congressman Cicilline

âYou look like Joe Pesci.â Trump supporters heckle Congressman Cicilline Venomous calls to the lawmakers Washington and Rhode Island offices flood in every time he takes the floor during the impeachment trial. By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated February 11, 2021, 1:41 p.m. Email to a Friend LEADING OFF Happy Thursday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guide to everything happening in the Ocean State. Iâm Dan McGowan and it was nice to watch PC welcome UConn back to the Big East yesterday. Follow me on Twitter . ICYMI: Rhode Island was up to 119,893 confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, after adding 430 new cases. The most-recent overall daily test-positive rate was 2.8 percent, and the first-time positive rate was 21.3 percent. The state announced 12 more deaths, bringing the total to 2,259. There were 238 people in the hospital, and 89,794 residents had received the first dose of the vaccine.

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