Really remarkable time to witness all the historic land going back to Virginia Indian Nations rn. The Pamunkey reservation was est in 1646, & is recognized as the oldest continuously inhabited Indian reservation in the US. “Pamunkeys plan to use 13 acres for cultural, educational purposes”

Their land was taken centuries ago. Now the Pamunkey tribe is getting it back.

The Native American tribe regained a piece of its ancestral homeland in $1.9 million deal.

washingtonpost.com

Our virtual Literary Thursdays series brings you live conversations with amazing writers. Learn More about our July guests: Ben Mattlin, Del Sandeen, Joseph S. Moore, Michael Bronski, and @linford.bsky.social! www.queenslibrary.org/calendar?sea... #America250 #DisabilityPrideMonth

Heavy history, incredible resilience — Associate Professor of History @linford.bsky.social was interviewed about his research and his new book, “Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History” in this article from Johnston SunRise.

Heavy History Incredible Resilience

Edgewood resident Linford Fisher has a new book out, a history exploring five hundred years of colonial and American violence against Indigenous people. The book is called Stealing America: The

johnstonsunrise.net

(1/3) Today, PI Linford Fisher @linford.bsky.social is launching his new book, Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History with Liveright Books @liveright.bsky.social.

Happy pub day to @linford.bsky.social, author of STEALING AMERICA! Join Linford all year long, and learn more about "The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History": wwnorton.com/books/978132... “Indispensable.... As intellectually provocative as it is emotionally wrenching.” —Greg Grandin

People, it is PUBLICATION DAY for Stealing America!! It is officially available to purchase online or in your favorite local bookstore. Come snag your own book cover cookies at RiffRaff in Providence this evening! I'll be joined by my friend and colleague, Mack Scott @ 7 pm.

And then go get @linford.bsky.social's new book: STEALING AMERICA: THE HIDDEN STORY OF INDIGENOUS SLAVERY IN US HISTORY, dropping TOMORROW at retailers everywhere. amzn.to/3QK7jij

Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History

Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History [Fisher, Linford D.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History

amzn.to

What if the story of American slavery doesn’t start in 1619? My conversation with @linford.bsky.social will change how you see the origins of this country. Indigenous slavery wasn’t peripheral—it was foundational. Listen now. Share this one. #USHistory #IndigenousHistory #HiddenHistory #Reckoning

Excited to start phase two of this book tour! Kudos to the press for creating this flier, even if it is only a partial listing of "public interest" events. I hope to catch some of you at these venues! Stealing America releases April 28.

Really grateful for the Boston Globe's nice spotlight of Stealing America! Out 4/28, but available for pre-order from @liveright.bsky.social / @wwnorton.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/23/a...

The enslavement of Native Americans is a lesser-known part of our national history. Linford D. Fisher wants to change that. - The Boston Globe

Like many Americans, Linford D. Fisher learned next to nothing about Native American history in school. “I actually went to an elementary school that was called Conestoga, which is the name of a nativ...

bostonglobe.com

Grateful to @browndailyherald.bsky.social for a nice write up of my book that is officially releasing on April 28 from @liveright.bsky.social / @wwnorton.com. Preorder your copy now, and local friends, hope to catch you at an event! (www.linfordfisher.com). www.browndailyherald.com/article/2026...

Associate professor’s book highlights history of Indigenous slavery

Linford Fisher’s work on the project started with considering New England’s connection to the Atlantic slave trade.

browndailyherald.com

Just under two weeks until pub date for Stealing America! Here is the current list of book tour dates and related speaking engagements for those who are interested. New dates are still being added. NYU, see you tomorrow! linfordfisher.com/stealing-ame... Pre-orders: a.co/d/0j4I9E84

Stealing America Book Tour Dates

Liveright, 2026 Linford D. Fisher, Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History (Liveright/Norton, 2026). Pre-order Stealing America! Book an Event! 3.9.26 – (resc…

linfordfisher.com

Friday, 4/24 at 5PM — Join us for a book talk with @linford.bsky.social on his latest publication, "Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History." Co-sponsored by the History Department and the @jcblibrary.bsky.social. Register to attend in person or via Zoom:

Book Talk: Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History

“To create American colonies and, later, the United States, settlers stole thousands of people as well as millions of acres from Native Americans...

events.brown.edu

Looking forward to this big book launch event at Brown! Friends far and wide, would love to see you in person or online!

John Carter Brown Library@jcblibrary.bsky.social · 4mo ago

SAVE THE DATE!! The John Carter Brown Library and Brown University's Department of History will host a launch for Linford D. Fisher's book Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in US History. Join us at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 24 (in person or via Zoom). A reception will follow.

it was an absolute pleasure to host @linford.bsky.social at @asc.upenn.edu yesterday for a brilliant book talk on his new monograph, Stealing America, which rigorously unpacks the colonial conditions and dispossessive practices of Anglo-American enslavement of Indigenous people.

Stolen Relations @stolenrelations.bsky.social is one of the nominees for a 2025 Digital Humanities Award in the category of "Digital Humanities Resource." Voting will be open until mid April, and we'd love your support! dhawards.org/dhawards2025...

Hi friends, the @stolenrelations.bsky.social project has been nominated for a Digital Humanities Award! We'd love your vote if you have a moment to fill out this form! You have to scroll down (or cmd-F) to find Stolen Relations. (Also--cool to see other projects!) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

DH Awards 2025 Voting Form

This is the voting form for the openly-nominated openly-voted Digital Humanities Awards 2025. Please go look at the nominated resources at http://dhawards.org/dhawards2025/voting/ before voting. Vo...

docs.google.com

Philadelphia friends, come join me in one week at Penn! I'll be in conversation with the excellent Kathy Brown and will also have early copies of Stealing America for sale. www.eventbrite.com/e/stealing-a...

Stealing America with Linford D. Fisher

Join us for a book talk with Linford D. Fisher to discuss his book, Stealing America, and the lesser-known stories of Native enslavement.

eventbrite.com

Looking forward to being part of this excellent conference at Yale this week, and to talking about @stolenrelations.bsky.social with some of our collaborators during a Friday afternoon panel. ygsna.sites.yale.edu/event/first-...

Really grateful to have the audiobook version of Stealing America narrated by the talented Kaipo Schwab! Available to pre-order now (25%) off or, for print version folks, wherever you buy your books. Official release is April 28. www.audible.com/pd/Stealing-...

Grateful to @brownhist.bsky.social for producing this book promo video! Turns out it is not easy to summarize a long book in a few short minutes. I was also to sneak in a shoutout to the @stolenrelations.bsky.social project. Out 4.28.26! @liveright.bsky.social @wwnorton.com vimeo.com/1173391102/b...

Linford Fisher, author, Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History

Linford Fisher is Associate Professor of History and Faculty Director for the Center for Digital Scholarship at Brown University. A historian of colonial America…

vimeo.com

Thanks to Historic Bostons for this thoughtful review of Stealing America! "This book, deeply informed by Indigenous knowledge-keeping and non-Indigenous archives, also makes us see the unfailing Indigenous fight for civil rights and recognition as sovereign people." historicbostons.org/read

Curious about my forthcoming book, Stealing America, and the history of Native slavery? Join me tomorrow online for a talk hosted by the Slave Legacy History Coalition at 10:30 am (I know, not super convenient, but available on youtube later.) www.slavelegacyhistorycoalition.org/events-1/mon...

Monthly Speaker Series: Linford Fisher | Slave Legacy History

Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History

slavelegacyhistorycoalition.org

Really nice to have an early review, and to connect the dots to contemporary events. thehistoricpresent.com/2026/03/09/s...

Stealing America, then and now

We at the HP got early access to a new book by the great historian Linford Fisher called Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History. It’s available next month (A…

thehistoricpresent.com

Really proud of this team for their work on the @stolenrelations.bsky.social project!

Center for Digital Scholarship, Brown University Library@browncds.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Our team at the Center for Digital Scholarship is thrilled to have won an Excellence Award for Diversity and Inclusion at Brown University! go.brown.edu/excellence 🎉

As a way to document the Blizzard of 2026 from the air, here's a compilation of drone shots I took during and after storm. youtu.be/qKGG9g4nq9I

Blizzard 2026 drone shots

YouTube video by Fisher Drone

youtu.be

Okay, I had to join the cool kids and document the arrival of the first copies of my book, Stealing America! Author's copies landed super early from @liveright.bsky.social and @wwnorton.com and they did a fantastic job. Available for pre-order now; official pub date is April 28.

Academic and Native friends, please share this CFP and/or consider submitting a proposal! The organizers would love perspectives from outside the academy as well. www.historic-deerfield.org/call-for-pro...

Call for Proposals —  350th Anniversary of King Philip's War/Metacom's Rebellion - Historic Deerfield

Historic Deerfield is hosting a one-day conference next year to commemorate the 350th anniversary of King Philip’s War/Metacom’s Rebellion, with the goals of helping a broad audience learn more about ...

historic-deerfield.org

With all of the craziness out there, we have to celebrate the small joys, right? I received the (uncorrected) full dust jacket for my forthcoming book from @liveright.bsky.social and @wwnorton.com and it made my day.

Academic friends, please consider submitting a proposal for the Conference on Religions an Freedom c. 1776, held June 4-6 in Providence and jointly organized by @ctrrelpol-washu.bsky.social and @jcblibrary.bsky.social. Deadline is Dec. 30. jcblibrary.org/events/confe...