60. FIRSTS: First Oyster Bar in Providence

Long before the quahog became Rhode Island’s iconic shellfish, oysters dominated local waters. In this episode, I’ll be diving into the stories of black innovators and entrepreneurs who shaped the oyster industry–including Manna Bernoon, who established Providence’s first Oyster and Ale House in 1736, the year of his emancipation from slavery. Episode Source Material: Early Rhode Island: A Social History of the People | 1910 Johnson & Wales Culinary Arts Museum Celebrates African-American Food | Cranston, RI Patch Providence Waterways: StoryMap A noble tradition - The Bay State Banner The Truth about Baked Beans: An Edible History of New England ON THE RHODE TO FREEDOM | stagesoffreedom Gabriel Bernon | Goodwin-Genealogy Wikia Rhode Island's Shellfish Heritage: An Ecological History Going Deep Into Oyster Country - The New York Times History on the Half-Shell: The Story of New York City and Its Oysters The History of Oysters: Its Rise as a Delicacy and a Staple Food Beloved by Many A 19th Century Black Success Story: The Downing Family | HistoryNet Ancient Australians and Americans Ate Billions of Oysters Over Millennia Oyster Archaeology: Ancient Trash Holds Clues To Sustainable Harvesting : The Salt : NPR How Oysters Became a Source of Economic Freedom for Emancipated Black Folks - Earth in Color oyster cellars | Restaurant-ing through history . Oyster bar - Wikipedia CITY LORE; When the Oyster Was Their World - The New York Times Thomas Downing (restaurateur) - Wikipedia How a child of Virginia slaves became the oyster king of New York — and a favorite of the Queen of England – The Virginian-Pilot George Thomas Downing (1819 - 1903) — BLACK and Education George T. Downing - The Fight for Black Mobility: Traveling to Mid-Century Conventions On Staten Island, one of NYC's oldest African American enclaves is preserved - Curbed NY Rossville, Staten Island - Wikipedia Finding Freedom Through Oysters in 19th Century New York (Part Two) | Department of History | NC State University Ep 18 – Sandy Ground – The African American Oyster Community – City Between Native American Secrets Lie Buried in Huge Shell Mounds - The New York Times The Voluminous Shell Heaps Hidden in Plain Sight All Over NYC - Gastro Obscura

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60. FIRSTS: First Oyster Bar in Providence is an episode from Weird Island by Sara Elizabeth Corben.

This episode is 00:20:23 long.

This episode was published on Sep 13, 2022.

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