American Revolution

This week we'll be talking with Dr. Kevin Kokomoor of Coastal Carolina University about his new book, The Cherokee War of 1776: Native Destruction at the Dawn of American Independence (2026, John Hopkins University Press).Americans remember 1776 as the year liberty was declared, the moment they cast off tyranny and proclaimed the self-evident truths of equality and freedom. But that same summer, as patriots celebrated their defiant new nation, American armies launched another campaign—this one aimed at destroying the Cherokee nation.In The Cherokee War of 1776, Kevin Kokomoor recasts America's founding moment by tracing the importance of westward ambition and settler violence to the origins of the Revolutionary War. And he uncovers the rarely acknowledged war waged by the emerging United States against the Cherokee people just days after the Declaration of Independence was signed. Far from a spontaneous frontier skirmish, this war was a coordinated, state-backed campaign with a clear aim: seize Indigenous land and crush Native resistance.

Host Amanda McNulty does some research on the Boston Tea Party and discovers some interesting facts.

Host Amanda McNulty does some research on the Boston Tea Party and discovers some interesting facts.

After colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor, they found caffeine-free alternatives to fill their cups.

After colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor, they found caffeine-free alternatives to fill their cups.

“C” is for Cowpens, Battle of (January 17, 1781). The Battle of Cowpens was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.

“C” is for Cowpens, Battle of (January 17, 1781). The Battle of Cowpens was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.

“C” is for Council of Safety. In June 1775, prompted by rumors of British sponsored slave and Indian attacks and news of the hostilities between British and patriot forces at Lexington and Concord, the Provincial Congress of South Carolina created a powerful thirteen-member committee to act as the supreme executive power in the province...

“C” is for Council of Safety. In June 1775, prompted by rumors of British sponsored slave and Indian attacks and news of the hostilities between British and patriot forces at Lexington and Concord, the Provincial Congress of South Carolina created a powerful thirteen-member committee to act as the supreme executive power in the province...

Mike Switzer interviews Darren Hartford, owner of Oliver Pluff & Company in Charleston, SC.