In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Zinn Education Project leadership team member Cierra Kaler-Jones speaks with historian Alaina Roberts about the Reconstruction-era connections between Black freedom and Native American citizenship in the context of westward expansion on Native land.
They discuss Roberts’ book, I’ve Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land, which draws on archival research and family history to upend the traditional story of Reconstruction. Read about the event and find related resources.
