Join us for a compelling lecture with historian James D. Rice as he opens our kickoff program with a vivid account of Bacon’s Rebellion and its lasting impact on the founding story of America.
Through richly detailed storytelling, Rice explores how the central figures of the rebellion, including Governor William Berkeley, Susquehannock warrior Monges, Pamunkey leader Cockacoeske, tobacco planter William Byrd, and rebel leader Nathaniel Bacon, became entangled in a conflict that unfolded month by month with uncertain outcomes. As tensions escalated, the struggle between Berkeley and Bacon revealed deeper questions about power, authority, and identity in colonial Virginia, issues whose consequences shaped generations to come.
This lecture event is hosted by Jamestown Settlement.
About the Speaker: James D. Rice, Ph.D. is the Walter S. Dickson Professor of English and American History at Tufts University. His teaching and research focus on early American, Native American, and environmental history.
This event is made possible in part by a Virginia Humanities grant.
