Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History

Join a book talk conversation with professor, historian and author, Linford Fisher, on his new book, Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324094951. Shortlisted for the prestigious Cundill History Prize, Stealing America demonstrates how the enslavement of Indigenous people began in the years just after 1492, ensnaring an estimated three to six million Natives throughout the Americas. Although largely erased from the public consciousness, Native enslavement continued for centuries to become a colossal phenomenon that affected nearly 600,000 Native Americans in North America alone, revealing the shocking truth that American colonizers enslaved Natives in roughly the same numbers as they imported enslaved Africans. The book not only uncovers a five-century genocidal history but also illuminates the myriad ways Native Americans have fought for their sovereignty and maintained community.

Linford Fisher: https://history.brown.edu/people/linford-d-fisher is professor of history and faculty director of the Center for Digital Scholarship at Brown University, where his research and teaching focus on the cultural and religious history of colonial America and the Atlantic world, including Native Americans, religion, material culture, and slavery.

This event is sponsored by the Department of History, the Center for Humanities at Tufts (CHAT) and Tisch College.

Registration is not required. All are welcome.