Join us at the Old North Church for the release of public historian Tad Stoermer’s new book, A Resistance History of the United States. Tad will be joined by Prof. Vincent Brown of Harvard University and Sarah George, State's Attorney of Chittenden County, Vermont, for a panel discussion on resistance. Their conversation will re-examine resistance movements from U.S. history and consider the role that resistance continues to play in our country. Following the discussion, the panelists will answer questions from the audience, and Tad will be available to sign copies of his book.
Tad Stoermer is a public historian, teacher, and author of the forthcoming book A Resistance History of the United States (Steerforth Press / Penguin Random House, 2026). His work dismantles the mythologies that pass for American history — exposing the curated nostalgia, moral evasions, and institutional silences that have long protected abusive power. He tells the truth without apology. Not to inspire. To instruct.
Sarah George is the Chittenden County State’s Attorney, located in Burlington, Vermont. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology from the University of Connecticut, a Master's Degree in Forensic Psychology from Castleton State College, and a Law Degree from Vermont Law School. For over six years, Sarah was a Deputy State's Attorney in the Chittenden County State's Attorney's Office and became the elected State's Attorney in 2017 and was re-elected in November 2022.
Vincent Brown is Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. He teaches courses in Atlantic history, African diaspora studies, and the history of slavery in the Americas.
