S8E13 - Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Histories: Religion and Survival in the Early Caribbean

In this episode of the Dis A fi mi History Podcast, host and guest Professor Kristen Block explore the lives of ordinary people in the early Caribbean—maroons, sailors, Quakers, and enslaved individuals—revealing how religion, empire, and survival shaped their worlds.

Using archival records and personal stories, the conversation considers identity, resistance, family, and the complex ties between church and state, showing how everyday experiences challenge elite narratives and continue to echo into the present.

 

BIO:
Kristen Block is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville). A histo...