From Slavery to Freedom and Survival to Achievement: Reed Helps Newport Historical Society Preserve Historic Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House & Make it a New Hub for Learning About the Black Experience in Rhode Island
August 19, 2024
August 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
NEWPORT, RI Standing in front of the oldest surviving residence in Newport, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined the Newport Historical Society (NHS) to deliver nearly $400,000 in federal funds to help historians preserve the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House (WLHH) and use it as a multi-purpose center and museum that elevates the stories of enslaved and freed Africans, African Americans, and their desc . . .
NEWPORT, RI Standing in front of the oldest surviving residence in Newport, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined the Newport Historical Society (NHS) to deliver nearly $400,000 in federal funds to help historians preserve the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House (WLHH) and use it as a multi-purpose center and museum that elevates the stories of enslaved and freed Africans, African Americans, and their desc . . .