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History and Current Events July 2022 |
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| Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution by Eric Jay Dolin
What it is: a spirited maritime history chronicling American privateers' efforts during the Revolutionary War.
Read it for: profiles of figures whose exploits have been forgotten or ignored by history, including Black sailmaker and abolitionist James Forten, and master-at-arms John Greenwood, who later became George Washington's personal dentist.
About the author: Historian Eric Jay Dolin is the bestselling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates. |
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| We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power by Caleb GayleWhat it is: a compelling history exploring the enduring repercussions of the Creek Nation both enslaving Black Americans and accepting them as full tribal members.
Why it matters: Journalist Caleb Gayle's thought-provoking chronicle illuminates the complex (and often overlooked) relationship between Black and Indigenous Americans.
Further reading: An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays. |
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