Pastry Queen
Clip: Season 3 Episode 46 | 8m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
The hidden history of Duchess Quamino, the pastry queen of Rhode Island.
She was said to have been born to an African prince around 1739. After being sold into slavery and brought to Newport, Duchess Quamino, as she became known, would go on to be celebrated as the pastry queen of Rhode Island. Contributing reporter David Wright unearths the hidden history of her time.
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Pastry Queen
Clip: Season 3 Episode 46 | 8m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
She was said to have been born to an African prince around 1739. After being sold into slavery and brought to Newport, Duchess Quamino, as she became known, would go on to be celebrated as the pastry queen of Rhode Island. Contributing reporter David Wright unearths the hidden history of her time.
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