Erasure: History, Memory and King Philip's War

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The shaping of public memory in written works by white religious and political leaders in New England sought to reframe the meaning and legacy of the war. Through published histories as well as sermons and commemorative speeches from the late 17th through the late 19th century, they effectively erased Indigenous people. The Congregational Library's Tricia Peone, director of the New England's Hidden History project, explores the archives to discover how half the story was left out.