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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Rhode Island
Fri, Mar 14
|South Kingstown
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Mar 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
South Kingstown, 45 Upper College Rd, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
About the event
In 1885, the unexpected death of the beloved Benjamin J. Burton polarized the close-knit community of Newport and made headlines across the country. Burton was a trailblazing entrepreneur once thought to be the wealthiest Black businessman in Rhode Island. The prime suspect is his son-in-law, a dashing medical student set to become one of the country’s first Black surgeons. The resulting trial tears the town in two. The authors present to you this true story of money, murder, and madness.
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