Stony Brook University’s Jennifer Anderson recently HNY for a Long Island-centric edition of our Land, Liberty & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution series.
Anderson homed in on Eastern Long Island’s Unkechaugi band and their forced interactions with settlers, including Declaration of Independance-signee William Floyd. Sharing new research from Floyd’s namesake estate in present-day Mastic Beach, she provided perspective on the experiences of exploited laborers and put the current, racially segregated geography of Long Island into relief.
Watch the full conversation with HNY’s Director of Grants, Joe Murphy:
