Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire
2025 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series
Sundays, February 2-23
African societies have deep-rooted traditions of military strategy and guerrilla warfare, which were often used to defend against invaders or internal conflict. Enslaved Africans carried these traditions with them, applying their knowledge of strategy, resistance, and rebellion to resist oppression.
This panel will explore how African philosophies of war and cosmology helped enslaved Africans endure and cope with the trauma of enslavement. Panelists will discuss how these spiritual and communal frameworks fostered resilience, resistance, and hope, empowering the enslaved to recognize their internal strength and resist dehumanization.
Presenters:
Edward Bruce Bynum, PhD, author The Black Origins of Mysticism and Psychology, Springfield, MA
Anthony Van Der Meer, Department: Africana Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Grant E. Stanton, Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies, Drew University, NJ
Moderator: Akeia des Barros Gomes, Director for the Center for Black History at the Newport Historical Society and an Adjunct Lecturer at the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University.
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