Author: Edward Mair

Edward Mair is a PhD Researcher at the University of Hull, studying biracial relations among the Florida Seminoles in the period prior to the Second Seminole War (1835-1842).
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A special article marking the 201st anniversary of the destruction of the 'Negro Fort' at Prospect Bluff (1816): The Maroons of Prospect Bluff: The Free Black Fort of Nineteenth Century Florida

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The ‘Negro Fort’ at Prospect Bluff was one of the most formidable Maroon settlements in the whole of the New World that met its volatile end on 27 July, 1816. The story of these fugitives remains eschewed outside of academic circles, perhaps due to its uncomfortable reminder of the extent the pre-Civil War United States went to in upholding the racial status quo. Continue reading

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The Praying Indians of King Philip’s War

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Throughout November 2015, U.S. Studies Online will be publishing a series of posts to mark Native American Heritage Month. In the second post, Edward Mair (University of Hull) discusses the “forgotten casualties” of King Philip’s War (1675-1676): the ‘Praying Indians.’ Continue reading