A Resistance History Of The United States

A bold new understanding of how resistance has shaped American historytold through episodes from Americas past that illustrate resistance principles we can use to change our world today.The United States was shaped by resistancebut not in the way weve been taught. The Revolution did not secure liberty it opened the door to either liberty or oppression, where only white men enjoyed all of the benefits and protections of citizenship.In A Resistance History of the United States, public historian Tad Stoermer shows how from the very beginning, that tensionbetween the ideals of resistance and the realities of powerhas defined America more than the Enlightenment ideals enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.Utililizing powerful storytelling to focus on keyand often lesser-knownmoments in American history, this book reveals the truth of how resistance movements from Colonial times have opposed the powers that be. Stoermer covers an impressive roster of pivotal movements, including:Bacons RebellionMetacomets War Witch Trials The Black Loyalists The Underground Railroad Through these and many more examples, Stoermer dismantles the mythologies that pass for American historyexposing the curated nostalgia, moral evasions, and institutional silences that have long protected abusive power. What emerges is an essential look at how we can take lessons from the past to understand, and effectively respond to, the injustices we face today.