The Providence City Council passed a resolution on Thursday formalizing support for the Rhode Island Middle Passage Project, the local chapter of a national effort to install historic markers memorializing the lives of enslaved Africans. The Rhode Island Middle Passage Project committee was recently formed and is working to create awareness of Rhode Island’s role in transatlantic human trade. The resolution was sponsored by Councilman Wilbur Jennings and co-sponsored by Councilwoman Mary Kay Harris and Councilman Seth Yurdin.