Ep. 244: Kevin Kokomoor: The Cherokee War of 1776
What was happening in the Southeast while the Declaration of Independence was being written in 1776? In this episode, historian Kevin Kokomoor, author of "The Cherokee War of 1776: Native Destruction at the Dawn of American Independence” challenges the familiar story of America’s founding by examining another conflict unfolding at the same time: the struggle between Cherokee and American settlers pushing farther into Native lands. Kokomoor, an assistant professor of history at Coastal Carolina University, discusses how his interest in Native American history developed, why the history of…
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