60. FIRSTS: First Oyster Bar in Providence

<p>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. </p><p><i>Episode Source Material: </i></p><ul><li><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=XR0dAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA224&lpg=PA224&dq=emmanual+manna+bernoon&source=bl&ots=Rl1xN1WiaT&sig=2v6y9CyyaHvC-232LUbZeQjuqJ8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjYncL4wf3YAhUCMd8KHRs9CnQQ6AEINjAD#v=onepage&q=emmanual%20manna%20bernoon&f=false">Early Rhode Island: A Social History of the People | 1910</a></li><li><a href="https://patch.com/rhode-island/cranston/johnson-wales-culinary-arts-museum-celebrates-africane482f20036">Johnson & Wales Culinary Arts Museum Celebrates African-American Food | Cranston, RI Patch</a></li><li><a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f8ba1f4a781046adb36df91cfc828fff">Providence Waterways: StoryMap</a></li><li><a href="https://www.baystatebanner.com/2011/09/27/a-noble-tradition/">A noble tradition - The Bay State Banner</a></li><li><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=mInvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=emmanuel+manna+bernoon&source=bl&ots=UO3VpcXa3C&sig=ACfU3U1iCFDgJ7UOmkHpnBaRAY1BiFDMsQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwieq9i8tfP5AhVshYkEHSLuBnM4ChDoAXoECB0QAw#v=onepage&q=emmanuel%20manna%20bernoon&f=false">The Truth about Baked Beans: An Edible History of New England</a></li><li><a href="https://www.stagesoffreedom.org/on-the-rhode-to-freedom">ON THE RHODE TO FREEDOM | stagesoffreedom</a></li><li><a href="https://goodwingenealogy.fandom.com/wiki/Gabriel_Bernon">Gabriel Bernon | Goodwin-Genealogy Wikia</a></li><li><a href="https://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RI_Shellfish_Heritage.pdf">Rhode Island's Shellfish Heritage: An Ecological History</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/travel/oysters-maryland-virginia-african-american-history.h