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Presentations

Take a look at the different presentations I have made over the past 20 years of teaching.

From My Blog

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  • Batman Day 2026

    Batman Day 2026

    Be sure to head to your local comic book store today. It’s Batman Day and there’ll be new comics available and special one shots dealing with classic characters and some new stories. One of the things I’m really excited about is the new Hush 2 omnibus that’s coming out. I look forward to getting a…

  • A Young Voice Lost

    I was saddened to hear of the passing of NPR culture editor Rose Friedman. Her work on the Book Concierge now called Books We Love was one the main ways I heard of new the great reads. We have lost a great editor and creative voice.  NPR Obit: Rose Friedman

  • What If the United States Had Sent Troops to Cuba — With Longstreet in Command?

    What If the United States Had Sent Troops to Cuba — With Longstreet in Command?

    Cuban independence, the Ten Years’ War, and the consequences of one general’s absence from New Orleans Historical Grounding In October 1868, a sugar planter named Carlos Manuel de Céspedes walked to the slave quarters of his estate in eastern Cuba, called his enslaved workers together, and told them they were free. Then he rang the…

  • What If Longstreet Had Been Delayed — and the Battle of Liberty Place Became a Massacre?

    What If Longstreet Had Been Delayed — and the Battle of Liberty Place Became a Massacre?

    In September 1874, the White League’s coup in New Orleans threatened Reconstruction, highlighting Rodolphe Desdunes’ pivotal role in civil rights, especially in the historic Plessy v. Ferguson case.

  • Introducing The American Crisis: Teaching the Civil War Era

    Introducing The American Crisis: Teaching the Civil War Era

    A five-part series on the Civil War era built for educators — thematic, primary-source-driven, and focused on the questions that connect 1861 to the present. Start here.

  • What If: The Red Summer That Lasted

    What If: The Red Summer That Lasted

    The post-World War I labor unrest in America, if effectively coordinated, could have led to a revolutionary movement, fundamentally changing society and politics.

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