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Reconsidering Bacon's Rebellion at 350 Years

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  • Mapping the Dragon: An Indigenous History of Bacon’s Rebellion

    Jamestown Settlement 2110 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, United States

    Rarely acknowledged in historical narratives, Virginia’s Indigenous nations shaped American history in countless ways, including the events surrounding Nathaniel Bacon’s 1676 insurrection. Our panel brings together the project team, drawing on traditional ecological knowledge alongside military history, environmental and archaeological evidence, and both traditional and non-traditional documents to highlight the Indigenous perspectives of what is now known as Bacon’s Rebellion. This event will take place on at 6PM on Wednesday, July 15th at Jamestown Settlement (2110 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185).

  • The Archaeology of Bacon’s Rebellion

    Bacon's Castle 465 Bacon’s Castle Trail, Surry, VA, United States

    Bacon’s Rebellion began as a campaign of violence against the region’s Indigenous people carried out in defiance of the royal governor. The elite instigators of the insurrection garnered broad support by stoking prejudice and exploiting the desperation of struggling and marginalized groups, including many in the colony’s growing, and increasingly oppressed African population who saw in the uprising a chance for self-liberation. 

  • The Burning of Jamestown

    Historic Jamestowne 1368 Colonial Parkway, Jamestown, VA, United States

    Exactly one-hundred years before the Declaration of Independence, a group of rebels marched on Virginia’s capital and burned it to the ground in an attempt to depose a government they saw as elitist.

  • Seventeenth Century Day

    Bacon's Castle 465 Bacon’s Castle Trail, Surry, VA, United States

    Join us at Bacon’s Castle for our annual Seventeenth Century Day! This year we will be joined by our Virginia Indian Tribal Partners – the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, the Rappahannock Indian Tribe, and the Nottoway Indian Tribe – and we will also host the Library of Virginia’s LVA On the Go van.