Cresheim Farm: An American History of Conquest, Privilege and Struggles for Freedom and Equality - Paperback

by Antje Ulrike Mattheus (Author)

The book is a work of political archaeology: it focuses on the people and events at a particular colonial farm in Germantown, Pennsylvania.

Author Biography

Antje Ulrike Mattheus grew up in post-World War II West Germany and came to the US at 18 to be an organizer for the United Farmworkers Union. She has worked with a range of community, academic, direct action, and anti-violence programs to address white supremacy, race, class and gender inequalities. She has innovated grassroots adult education and empowerment programs and co-founded White People Confronting Racism, which has been conducting anti-racism workshops for white people since 1995. She enjoys restoring old buildings.