ASHEBORO -- The often-overlooked history of the Native people of
America’s Southeast in the Revolutionary War is the topic of a talk by
UNC-Greensboro history professor Greg O’Brien at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October
26, at the Asheboro Public Library.
O’Brien’s
talk, “Southern Indians in the American Revolution,” is free and the public is
invited. It is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
In much of
what is now the southern United States, American Indians played a significant,
even decisive, role as all sides relied on them as allies. Indian people
pursued their own agendas and also had an impact on post-war economic and
political development.
In addition
to his teaching duties, O’Brien edits the journal Native South and has
written extensively about native peoples of the Southeast.
The library
is located at 201 Worth Street. For more information, call 336-318-6803.
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