The Mission of the Newport Middle Passage Port Marker Project is:
To honor the lives of the captive Africans who perished in the Middle Passage journey and the Slave Trade, and to celebrate the economic and cultural contributions of the survivors and their descendants, who helped build Newport and America.
Since our founding in 2016, Newport Middle Passage Port Marker Project, a non-profit organization, has been fulfilling our mission through educational programs. We uncover facts and stories about our region’s leading part in the colonial Atlantic slave trade and present them in live and virtual events, and on our website. Also, and equally central to our mission, we host events that celebrate how the ingenuity, dedication, and skill of Africans and African Americans in Newport have been and remain integral to the cultural, social and intellectual life of our community.
Now we are preparing to build a Memorial near the harbor in Newport permanently to honor that rich, little-known facet of our history. We invite the whole community to join us as we plan and realize this dream.
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Mail your tax-deductible donation to:
Newport Middle Passage Project
P.O. Box 4706
Middletown, RI 02842