Barrington Preservation Society presents:

‘If Jane Should Want to Be Sold”:
Stories of Enslavement, Indenture, and Freedom
in Little Compton, Rhode Island

by Marjory O’Toole
Executive Director,
Little Compton Historical Society

Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 7 PM
Salem Family Auditorium & Collis Family Gallery
Barrington Public Library Building
281 County Road, Barrington

FREE ● OPEN TO ALL ● REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED

Marjory O’Toole will present research from her 2016 book, If Jane Should Want to Be Sold: Stories of Enslavement, Indenture and Freedom in Little Compton, Rhode Island. The book represents three years of research into the topic of local slavery and freedom and uses hundreds of primary source documents to tell the stories of 250 enslaved and forcibly indentured people in Little Compton. Ms. O’Toole will share the personal stories of some of these people, including Jane, who was given the choice to be sold or not, and Aaron Biggs, whose testimony about the burning of the Gaspee was sent directly to the King of England. Through these local stories we can better understand the larger story of African and Native American slavery in New England and throughout the Atlantic world.

Barrington Preservation Society is a volunteer organization dedicated to researching, preserving, and educating about the history and heritage of Barrington. Our town Museum is open Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1-4 pm and by appointment