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Book Talk: "Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery" with author Seth Rockman

  • Kingston Free Library 2605 Kingstown Road Kingston, RI, 02881 United States (map)

Plantation Goods tells the story of early America through everyday artifacts, such as woolen dresses stitched in Rhode Island for enslaved women in South Carolina to wear. Following these goods from communities where they were made (including South Kingstown) to the places they were used, Plantation Goods rethinks the geography of slavery and freedom in the early United States and explores what it means to be “complicit.”

Join us for a talk with the author, Seth Rockman, who is an associate professor of history at Brown University. This program is free and open to the public (no registration required).

Later Event: December 7
Holiday Open House