War, Genocide, and Salem's Celebration of the First Muster On the eve of Salem's annual First Muster commemoration, local author and historian Benjamin Shallop asks us to reflect upon the East Regiment's role in genocide and enslavement of the Pequot people.

Ahead of tomorrow's #FirstMuster in #SalemMA, we published two articles about the historical connection between the East Regiment's founding & the genocide of the Pequot people.

The first article is an opinion piece by Ben Shallop:
www.northshoreprogressives.org/war-genocide...