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NEWPORT — Charles Roberts recalled visiting the Portsmouth site that honors the contributions of the First Rhode Island Regiment, also known as the "Black Regiment," during the Battle of Rhode Island.When he was a child, the site was "just a rock," he said. Now, Patriots Park is home to a large monument that details the efforts of the regiment composed of black slaves, freed men and Native Americans to repel an advance by British forces in August 1778.The site was [...]

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