Many early American colleges and universities had deep and complicated ties to slavery. These institutions often relied on enslaved labor to build campuses, benefited from endowments connected to the slave trade, or were founded and led by individuals who enslaved others. While the University of Rhode Island itself was not built by enslaved labor or funded through the slave trade, the story of the land on which it stands is far more complex. Early colonial South County relied heavily on a plantation economy that rivaled those in the Southern colonies. Developed in partnership with URI's Community, Equity and Diversity Office as part of the University's America250 initiative, this presentation explores the hidden history of URI's 1,200-acre campus, the Indigenous and colonial histories of the land, and the University's efforts to acknowledge and better understand its complex past as we commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary.
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