The inhabitants of Newport, Rhode Island, held the largest share of the slave trade among all the United States, with the trade serving as the primary driver of the town's commerce and wealth.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Brown University
  Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Brown University

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• Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Brown University slaveryandjusticereport.brown.edu Brown University via serper

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• Rhode Island location
• slave trade concept
• Newport location
• U.S. location