Event Details

Archaeology Talk: Rivers of Freedom, Landscapes of Liberty

Time: 6:00 pm til 7:00 pm

Location: Selby Library, 1331 First St., Sarasota 34236

Description: Time Sifters Archaeological Society Speaker Program - Rivers of Freedom, Landscapes of Liberty: An Update on "Looking for Angola" and the Archaeology of Maroons in Florida by Uzi Baram, PhD, Professor of Anthropology, Director of the New College Public Archaeology Lab

Archaeology is revealing the magnitude of Spanish La Florida as a haven from slavery. First at Fort Mosé, and now along the rivers that empty into the Gulf of Mexico, an aspiring history of freedom and liberty is coming from excavations and renewed archival research. This presentation offers an update on the "Looking for Angola" program and how the research has changed the image of the people known as escaped slaves, Black Seminoles, and free blacks. Professor Uzi Baram will offer insights into the early 19th century military engagements known as the First Seminole War as well as everyday life on the southwest Florida landscape. New representations of the Florida maroons, based on archaeological research, will show the past in a new light.

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