Erasure: History, Memory and King Philip’s War

Why don’t we know about King Philip’s War? The answer, says the Congregational Library’s Tricia Peone, is found in the archives. Historians from John Eliot and Increase Mather wrote their accounts of what happened – and this point of view prevailed into the 20th century, effectively erasing Indigenous people in the process. Delve into the primary sources to see how our understanding of history has been shaped, and explore the Congregational Library’s remarkable new online source on King Philip’s War.

Part of the Metacom’s Resistance: Retelling King Philip’s War collection.