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DidyouknowthatRhodeIslandwasfoundedbyanoutcastoftheMassachusettsBayColonyandthathisidealofreligiousfreedomlaterbecameaguaranteedrightofeveryAmericanwhentheBillofRightswasaddedtotheConstitution?Throughfirst-personaccounts,historicalmaps,andarchivalimages,readerslearnhowthefoundationsofthisculturallydiversecolonywerelaid:Howtownmeetinghousesforgedstrongdemocraticroots;abouttherolethatslaveryandsmugglingplayedinthecolonyonceknownasRogues'Island;andwhyRhodeIslanderswereamongthefirsttodeclareindependence,yetthelasttosigntheConstitution.WealsolearnofRhodeIsland'sproudclaimtothefirstBlackRegiment.