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*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 '''Cape Verdean Americans, Liberian Americans, Nigerian Americans and Ghanaian Americans''', form significant and growing communities in Rhode Island.<ref name="RI"/> | *African immigrants, including '''Cape Verdean Americans, Liberian Americans, Nigerian Americans and Ghanaian Americans''', form significant and growing communities in Rhode Island.<ref name="RI"/> | ||
====For Further Reading==== | |||
African Americans - Rhode Island - Providence - History ( 1 ) | |||
African Americans - Rhode Island ( 3 ) | |||
==Immigration Records== | ==Immigration Records== | ||