European colonial powers linked church and state. But the founders of the United States broke from that idea as surely as they broke from Britain.
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The English assumed people they colonized would convert to their way of life, including Protestant Christianity – an assumption reflected in Pocahontas’ portrait.
President Trump’s politics of resentment recall the US colonial era, when grievances fueled rage and violence.
The communion between Native Americans and the Pilgrims makes for a compelling narrative. But it masks the suspicions and brewing violence that were far more representative of the era.
During two 17th-century medical calamities, economic imperatives outweighed moral concerns.
The proposal to redevelop Jamestown would not only occupy a prime site with historical significance, it would displace a large community along with their heritage, skills and traditions.
