{"product_id":"echoes-from-the-attic-stories-of-slavery-and-freedom-making-in-newport-ri-paperback","title":"Echoes from the Attic: Stories of Slavery and Freedom-Making in Newport, Ri - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAkeia de Barros Gomes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible, softcover volume which takes up the unfinished conversation about what it is to be a descendant member of the Black community in Newport, RI, and beyond, today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There is a world of something in the \u003ci\u003enkisi\u003c\/i\u003e bundle, and that world was brought to Newport, Rhode Island, where Black descendant communities--since the beginning of Newport's relationship with the transatlantic slave trade--were dispersed by the wind at sea, allowing the cycles of African and African identities to begin again and flower into the vibrant community of today and its continued work toward freedom-making.\"--Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Edward W. Kane and Martha J. Wallace Center for Black History is housed in the city of Newport's oldest documented home at the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House (ca. 1697). The title, \u003ci\u003eEchoes from the Attic, \u003c\/i\u003e comes from the discovery of a \u003ci\u003enkisi\u003c\/i\u003e, a spirit bundle found under the floorboards of the house during its restoration; the bundle is the springboard for this new publication which features contributions from scholars, and from members of the descendant community in Newport. Moving beyond the Gilded Age and stories of Black wealth and enterprise, there are also stories of slavery, of resistance, of regeneration, and persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions by Rebecca Bertrand, Kaela Bleho and Zoe Hume, Akeia de Barros Gomes, Kimberly Conway Dumpson and John M. Rice, and Anthony Bogues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith stories from members of the descendant community in Newport\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca J. Bertrand\u003c\/b\u003e is the Executive Director of the Newport Historical Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaela Bleho\u003c\/b\u003e, MA, is the Newport Historical Society's Director of Digital Collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZoe Hume\u003c\/b\u003e is a doctoral candidate in Museum Education and Visitor-Centered Curation at Florida State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKimberly Conway Dumpson\u003c\/b\u003e, ESQ, CFRE, is the fourth great granddaughter of Isaac and Sarah Ann Conner Rice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn M. Rice\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the second great grandson of Isaac and Sarah Ann Conner Rice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAkeia de Barros Gomes\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is the Director of the Edward W. Kane and Martha J. Wallace Center for Black History and a Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Lecturer at the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Bogues\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is the Brown University Asa Messer Professor of Humanities and Critical Theory, Professor of Africana Studies, Director of the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, and Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Brown University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53495549559091,"sku":"9781917273244","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Nk49bsmwmG9781917273244.webp?v=1781590064","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/echoes-from-the-attic-stories-of-slavery-and-freedom-making-in-newport-ri-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}