In red brethren silverman tackles the subject of the origins and development of american racism within a surprising context the christian indian movement of the brothertown and stockbridge indians several of the chief actors in the book left substantial papers and silverman mines them to bring these people to life in particular silverman paints a moving portrait of samson occom whose . Red brethren the brothertown and stockbridge indians and the problem of race in early america english edition ebook silverman david j amazonde kindle shop. Pnew england indians created the multitribal brothertown and stockbridge communities during the eighteenth century with the intent of using christianity and civilized reforms to cope with white expansion in ired brethren i david j silverman considers the stories of these communities and argues that indians in early america were racial thinkers in their own right and that indigenous . In this compelling book david j silverman examines two multitribal christian native groups the brothertown and stockbridge indians silvermans narrative span. Italicred brethren the brothertown and stockbridge indians and the problem of race in early america italic by david j silverman ithaca cornell university press 2010 296 pp 3500