Bristol Tales of the Slave Trade

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Date/Time
Feb 22, 2014
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location
Linden Place Ballroom
500 Hope Street
Bristol, RI
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Educational, Family, For all ages

Linden Place Museum in Bristol will host a special presentation in Linden Place Mansion focused specifically on Bristol’s DeWolf Family and their involvement in the triangle Slave Trade.  Featured in the PBS film “Traces of the Trade”, The DeWolf family, Bristol’s premier family in the 18th and early 19th centuries, was once one of the largest traders of slaves in New England.