ONLINE ONLY- Black Heritage Trail Tea Talks: Hopes & Impediments: War Strategies for Belonging

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PLEASE NOTE: This program will only be offered via Zoom due to the snowstorm this Sunday.

 

"If you are beforehand with your adversary, you should occupy the raised and sunny spots and there wait for him to come." — Sun Tzu

The principle of maneuvering in war emphasizes flexibility and adapting to changing conditions. Historically, African Americans had to navigate oppressive political and social environments, using spiritual and cultural tools to maneuver within systems designed to suppress them.

This session will highlight how, rather than passively accepting their imposed status, African and African American involvement in early wars like the Revolutionary War and the Civil War was both an offensive strategy and a spiritual defiance against a society that deemed them inferior.

Registration is required. This event will only be offered online due to the snow storm. Register with the Black Heritage Trail at https://blackheritagetrailnh.org/elinor-williams-hooker-tea-talks-2025/

 

Presenters and Moderator:
Glenn Knoblock, Independent Scholar, Historian, Author, NH

Bob Sheppard, Lecturer, "Maine's Tuskegee Airman: A Son's Perspective"

Moderator: Mack Scottn III, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Brown University, RI