“Through the Wisdom and Knowledge of Dr. Gross”: Stories from Black Life in Rhode Island
A friend of the Providence-based physician Dr. Carl Russell Gross once wrote, “To talk with Dr. Gross on any subject is a thrilling experience. But to talk wit…
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Thomas R. Lewislocation_fillExcitement buzzed in the lecture hall at the opening of the 21st Annual Exhibition of the Rhode Island School …
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Occomy Womenlocation_fillFor the better part of the 20th century, the Occomy family called 85 John Street their home. Walter Calvert Oc… -
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Mary Howard Jenningslocation_fillIn a 1936 Providence Journal exhibition review, the work of college student Mary Howard (1908-2011) fascinated… -
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A Public Hearing for Charity Baileylocation_fillIt was Monday, April 23, 1928. The Providence Public School Committee was holding its regular meeting at Centr… -
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Captain Reeves Ramsey Taylorlocation_fillWhen the US Naval Academy in Annapolis was created by an Act of Congress in 1845, its admissions policies were… -
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Major General Roger Reckling Bluntlocation_fillOn July 13, 1969, physician and chronicler of Black life Dr. Carl Russell Gross opened the Evening Bulletin, c…
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