All posts tagged "Native American history"
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6.5KCrime and ScandalGiving the Devil Her Due: The Neglected History of Tituba, Salem’s First Witch
Posterity has treated few characters in the Salem witch trial drama as poorly as Tituba, a woman enslaved in the household of...
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9.2KBusiness and LaborNative-American Slavery in New England
Native-American slavery began almost as soon as English colonists arrived in Plymouth, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts Bay. The earliest records date...
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12.4K2MaineJacataqua, the Indian Sachem Who Bore Aaron Burr’s Love Child
Jacataqua, the story goes, fell in love with Aaron Burr when she first laid eyes on him in 1775. She was the...
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13.3KBusiness and LaborHepsibeth Hemenway, the Nipmuc Cakemaker of Worcester, Mass.
Hepsibeth Hemenway was a mixed-race laundress and cook who never ventured far from Worcester, Mass., but she fascinates people more than 150...
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6.3KConnecticutWomen’s History Quiz
It’s women’s history month, time to find out how well you know your women’s history. You’ll probably do well if you’re a faithful...
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13.4K6MassachusettsA Mayflower Christmas
The Pilgrims celebrated a Mayflower Christmas in 1620 with holly, ivy, plum pudding and a gift exchange with Indian children – at...
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