{"id":7,"date":"2020-11-02T17:24:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T17:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library19.providence.edu\/dorr\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:43:30","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">The Thomas Wilson Dorr Rebellion of 1841-43 is considered the most significant constitutional and political event to occur in Rhode Island history. This educational website, developed through a collaboration of Providence College&#8217;s Digital Projects &amp; Metadata team (Phillips Memorial Library), faculty and community scholars, provides an introduction to the topic through a short-form documentary, image gallery, local constitutions, correspondence (to and from Thomas Wilson Dorr), supporting curricular materials and links to regional Thomas Wilson Dorr resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dorr Rebellion\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qvSnU0T5Kzg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Dorr-Rebellion-Documentary-Transcript.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Transcript<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Page Menu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/about\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"20\">About<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/articles\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"936\">Articles<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/articles\/gag-rule\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"311\">Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Politics of Slavery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/constitutions\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"14\">Constitutions<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/constitutions\/the-law-order-constitution\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"204\">The Law &amp; Order Constitution<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/constitutions\/the-peoples-constitution\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"202\">The People&#8217;s Constitution<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/gallery\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"10\">Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library-projects.providence.edu\/dorrletters\/\">Letters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/lesson-plans\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"16\">Lesson Plans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/resources\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.providence.edu\/dorr\/video\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12\">Video<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>The Dorr Rebellion project is the resulting collaboration of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pml.providence.edu\/\">Phillips Memorial Library (Providence College)<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:echaput@providence.edu\">Dr. Erik Chaput<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:russbook1@cox.net\">Mr. Russell DeSimone<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thomas Wilson Dorr Rebellion of 1841-43 is considered the most significant constitutional and political event to occur in Rhode Island history. 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