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King Philip's War: Indigenous Slavery, Indenture, and Freedom

  • Norwell Public Library 64 South Street Norwell, MA, 02061 United States (map)

Historian Marjory Gomez O'Toole will discuss slavery, the little-known secret behind the fighting during King Philip's War. Learn why history rarely mentions this troubling fact. Sign up to attend on the NPL website. This event is free.

Marjorie Gomez O’Toole has her MA in Public Humanities from Brown University, has been the Executive Director of the Little Compton (RI) Historical Society for 15 years, and is the author of If Jane Should Want to be Sold: Stories of Enslavement, Indenture, and Freedom in Little Compton, RI.

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