The term social infrastructure may be unfamiliar to many, but it plays a crucial role in bringing people together, countering isolation, and building social capital. …
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Black residents of Providence, Rhode Island, organized the city’s Black Power movement, a local expression of the international …
The thesis explores the histories of five displaced communities in Providence: The Narragansett Tribe, Colonial Black Heritage, Chinatown, Lippitt Hill, and Fox Point. Each of …