Colonial/Revolutionary/Early National America

Slaves dancing to a banjo

Early Americanists examine not only America but also the Atlantic world as a whole. Faculty members are particularly interested in race and identity, slavery, colonization, and revolution.

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John Murrin; Photo by Amy Baxter-Bellamy John Murrin, Emeritus Professor of History, Passes Away
As a City on a Hill: The Story of America's Most Famous Lay Sermon by Daniel T. Rodgers As a City on a Hill: The Story of America's Most Famous Lay Sermon
Michael Blaakman; Photo credit: Joanna Mobley Michael A. Blaakman
Anne Pollard, 100 years old, portrait from 1721 Wendy Warren
Sean Wilentz Sean Wilentz
New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America
Liberty, Equality, Power Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People, Volume I: To 1877
Barbara Oberg Barbara Oberg
Sean Wilentz, The Rise of American Democracy The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln