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*Beginning about 1880, overseas emigration shifted from northern Europe to southern and eastern Europe. The '''Italians''' were the largest ethnic group to arrive at this time. Other groups who arrived in Rhode Island between 1880 and 1915 include the '''Portuguese colonials, Poles, and Jews from Russia'''. | *Beginning about 1880, overseas emigration shifted from northern Europe to southern and eastern Europe. The '''Italians''' were the largest ethnic group to arrive at this time. Other groups who arrived in Rhode Island between 1880 and 1915 include the '''Portuguese colonials, Poles, and Jews from Russia'''. | ||
*According to the 2010–2015 American Community Survey, the largest ancestry groups were I'''rish (18.3%), Italian (18.0%), English (10.5%), French (10.4%), and Portuguese (9.3%)'''. | *According to the 2010–2015 American Community Survey, the largest ancestry groups were I'''rish (18.3%), Italian (18.0%), English (10.5%), French (10.4%), and Portuguese (9.3%)'''. | ||
*Rhode Island has a higher percentage of Americans of '''Portuguese''' ancestry, including Portuguese Americans and | *Rhode Island has a higher percentage of Americans of '''Portuguese''' ancestry, including Portuguese Americans and Cabo Verdean Americans than any other state in the nation. | ||
*Additionally, the state also has the highest percentage of '''Liberian''' immigrants, with more than 15,000 residing in the state. | *Additionally, the state also has the highest percentage of '''Liberian''' immigrants, with more than 15,000 residing in the state. | ||
*'''Italian Americans''' make up a plurality in central and southern Providence County. | *'''Italian Americans''' make up a plurality in central and southern Providence County. | ||
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*Rhode Island's legislative body passed an act in 1652 abolishing the holding of slaves (the first British colony to do so), but this edict was never enforced and Rhode Island continued to be heavily involved in the slave trade during the post-revolution era. | *Rhode Island's legislative body passed an act in 1652 abolishing the holding of slaves (the first British colony to do so), but this edict was never enforced and Rhode Island continued to be heavily involved in the slave trade during the post-revolution era. | ||
*In 1774, the slave population of Rhode Island was 6.3% of the total (nearly twice the ratio of other New England colonies). | *In 1774, the slave population of Rhode Island was 6.3% of the total (nearly twice the ratio of other New England colonies). | ||
*African immigrants, including ''' | *African immigrants, including '''Cabo Verdean Americans, Liberian Americans, Nigerian Americans and Ghanaian Americans''', form significant and growing communities in Rhode Island.<ref name="RI"/> | ||
====For Further Reading==== | ====For Further Reading==== | ||
*{{FSC|323449|subject_id|disp=African Americans - Rhode Island - Providence - History}} | *{{FSC|323449|subject_id|disp=African Americans - Rhode Island - Providence - History}} | ||
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