John Greenwood’s painting 'Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam' (c. 1752–1758) depicts ten men in a tavern with enslaved people; six of these men were future trustees of the College of Rhode Island (now Brown University), and two became governors of Rhode Island.

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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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• College of Rhode Island entity
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• Brown University entity