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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… Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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Geographic Renaming by Executive Order: Why Process Matters in the Classroom (and in History)
Renaming places matters; how you do it matters more. What New Zealand and Australia teach us about geographic justice and why the process shapes what students learn. Read more
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Belonging Before Proving: How Ted Develops Leaders by Creating Space First
Ted Lasso’s real genius isn’t inspiration talks. It’s creating belonging first, then watching leadership emerge. Roy becomes a mentor. Jamie transforms. Nate spirals. Here’s what their arcs teach us about developing students. Read more
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