And before becoming involved in history interpretation, is my new book, grandmother would remind me as a child, slaverys tell you the story of the people. My interest is telling the story of the people. Clearly, people of african ancestry arrive in the americas and the british north america, or the west indies and south american, as we arrived under the most perilous and difficult circumstances if human slavery. On the other hand, we persevered. The fact that so many of us of African Heritage exist in newport, boston, new york, or betos, or anywhere in the western hemisphere is a testament to her perseverance. Settled in 16 39 newport, rhode island would grow to become one of the most active ports and also became the most active slave port. Between 17 or five in 1805, newport merchants within road island were responsible for nearly 1000 slave from rhode island to the south african coast to the west indies and back to rhode island. They transported about 100,000 africans back to the new
From spain and portugal, they fled to where they could worship, where they could work. Us 10 people left barb betos, but instead of going to new york or wanted to go they to rhode island. In 1636, a gentleman by the name of Roger Williams founded rhode island. He had come to the colonies from england seeking religious freedom, and 20 years after the founding of rhode island, those people in barbados said this is where they wanted to come. She was the most famous woman lighthouse keeper in the United States, but more importantly, she was the most famous lighthouse keeper in the United States. It is likely that she saved 35. Een 25 and she was a slip of a woman. She weighed 103 pounds and she was fearless. Welcome to newport, rhode island. Located on the south easternmost part of the state, newport is the home of the u. S. War college and the breakers, the vanderbilt summer home. We begin with the story of the slave trade in newport, which was once the most active slave port in north ame
Building in the United States of america. It has a wonderful 600 year story. First of all, it is most important for you to understand that above all, the synagogue is a house of worship. We have services here all year round, a fulltime rabbi, a congregation of about 120 members, and it is orthodox in its service. That is what we are doing today. The story starts in 1492 in spain, when eating of ferdinand and clean isabella issued and Queen Isabella issued a decree. It was they wanted a purely gavelic country, so they the jewish people two choices. Convert to catholicism or leave. Those who converted were called conversos. Others chose to remain jews in a secret. Objects. Their ritual if they have been found out, they would have been tortured and put to death. To get a sense of how spaniards of jews at the time, their nickname was morano, ort swine. They had four months to get there affairs in order, which meant you of everything away to the spanish government, such as their land or any
The enslaved people learned to adapt to their new world. One of the things i have learned growing up in newport, and before becoming involved in history and interpretation, my grandmother would remind me of as a child, slavery is how we got here. It doesnt tell you the story of the people. My interest is telling the story of the people. Clearly, people of african ancestry arrived in the americas the 70s or south america, we arrive under the most perilous and difficult circumstances of human slavery. On the other hand, we persevered. The fact that so many of African Heritage exist in newport or , or barbados,york or anywhere in the western hemisphere is a testament to our perseverance. 1639 over the course of the next 100 years, newport and the colony of rhode island would grow to become mentally one of the most active ports in british north america, but it also became the most active slave port. Between 7005 and 1805, newport were responsible for nearly 1000 slave voyages from rhode is
Eagle 8 hd flew over the area a few hours ago. Two friends, Patrick Peacock and chris writtenmeyer planned to do a dive at eagles nest with him. All divers went into the water at 2 00. At 3 00, he waited and they didnt show up. He went back every 30 deputies. Rescue divers found the bodies in a very dangerous area of the cave. Its the same area where a father and son were killed on Christmas Day of 2013. Also right now, were just learning how big that mosaic sink hole is. The company is releasing mapping results from Technology Used to measure inside the sink hole. That hole opened up in august. But the public didnt know about it until 8 on your side the massive sink hole swallowed 200 milliongallons of radioactive water into the aquaphor. Melissa moreno has more on the results and whats next. Reporter good afternoon. For the first time, were getting a look at the specialized equipment used to measure the inside of the sink hole. This is eagle 8 hd video as mosaic crews dropped special