Middle Passage Summer Events 2023


The Newport Middle Passage Port Marker Project announces its summer activities for the public.

Thursday, June 29, 6:30 pm

Cambridge Taylor & Newport’s Slave Revolt

presented by Michael Simpson
Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., Newport, RI

Michael J. Simpson

Thursday, July 27, 6:30 pm

Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier

presented by Ted Reinstein

Redwood Library & Atheneum, 50 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI

Ted Reinstein

Monday, August 28, 6:30 pm

The Sound of Freedom

presented by Dr. Michael Browner

Newport Historical Society, 82 Touro St., Newport, RI

Dr. Michael Browner