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Rhode to Independence

Rhode to Independence

As America marks its 250th anniversary, we explore outsized role Rhode Island played in the Revolution. Hosts Pamela Watts and David Wright trace the Ocean State's path to independence from the burning of the Gaspee and Nathanael Greene's military leadership to the pioneering 1st Rhode Island Regiment, Newport's wartime decline, Providence's rise and Rhode Island's renunciation of the Crown.

Rhode to Independence is a local public television program presented by Ocean State Media

Rhode to Independence

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Rhode to Independence: Rhode Island's Revolutionary Story (23m 56s)

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