Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm (EDT) - 9:00 pm (EDT)
Fighting and Praying in Colonial Native America presented by Dr. Richard Bell
What did Native peoples do when confronted by European settlement in North America? The changing balance of power between Native Americans and European colonists is one of the biggest stories of the 17th century. That tense and constantly shifting relationship provided the context for almost everything that happened in American history before the Revolution. What were the sources of those conflicts? How did both sides try to appease one other? When and why did cooperation break out or break down? Who had the advantage in wars like the Pequot War, King Philip’s War, and the Yamassee War? Who had the advantage in times of peace? And how does Christianity and the urge to save souls affect Native-European relations across North America?
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Cost: FREE
About the Presenter
Dr. Richard Bell is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland and author of the new book Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home. He has won more than a dozen teaching awards, including the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest honor for teaching faculty in the Maryland state system. He has held major research fellowships at Yale, Cambridge, and the Library of Congress and is the recipient of the National Endowment of the Humanities Public Scholar award. He serves as a Trustee of the Maryland historical Society, as an elected member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, and as a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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Time: 7:30 pm (ET) (pre-registration required; registration closes at 7:00 pm)