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Dr. Bell Presents: Indigenous and African American Roles | Livestream Zoom + Recorded

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Course Description:

The American Revolution was a war in which Native Americans and African Americans each fought in great numbers. Historian Richard Bell examines the wartime and postwar experiences of both groups.

The first talk examines the war in Native America through the life of one of its most pivotal figures, a Mohawk woman known as Molly Brant. When her British diplomat husband died in 1774, Brant took over his work, exerting her influence among her Iroquois brethren in backcountry New York to maintain their loyalty to the Crown.

The second session explores African American ties to the Revolution through the life of Harry, a Mount Vernon stable hand who found his way to British lines in 1775 before voyaging to Sierra Leone in 1792. With little chance for prosperity in the new West African colony, Harry and his fellow settlers stage a dramatic uprising against the British authorities.

  

Tuition: $30.00

Additional Fees: $0.00

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Day/Time

Mondays, Oct. 20, 27 *1:00 - 2:30 p.m.* (2 sessions)

Location

Livestream Zoom + Recording: This session will be streamed live on Zoom and recorded for later viewing. You’ll receive a link to the recording within 1-2 days after the session.

Facilitator:

Richard Bell, Ph.D., is Professor of History at the University of Maryland and author of the book "Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home" which was a finalist for the George Washington Prize and the Harriet Tubman Prize. He is the recipient of the National Endowment of the Humanities Public Scholar award and the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. His new book, "The American Revolution and the Fate of the World," will be published by Penguin in November and is available for pre-order wherever books are sold.