Category: Secondary Sources
Category: Secondary Sources
Teaching the Underground Railroad
When I first started teaching US history six years ago, the questions I always got when I started teaching the Underground railroad were the following: So is the Underground Railroad really a railroad? Why was it all underground? My biggest …
Scarlett O’Hara in scrubs…
Confederate Circular asking Southern women to grow poppies for morphine (National Archives) The Faust book is a godsend for my students-they just don’t know it yet. Every year each students pick a Civil War topic to research and every year …
House Divided Fergus Bordewich Video
I spent some time exploring and becoming familiar with the House Divided research engine this afternoon. There seem to be a lot of very interesting facets to this project which could be utilized in the classroom. While exploring I spent …
Mother of Invention by Drew Gilpin Faust
I will admit to tunnel vision with much of my teaching over the last eight years. I believe that I am in such a hurry to make up for the lack of information that I was given on Black Studies …
Constitutional Firewall
Constitutional Firewall. What an interesting phrase. I rolled it around on my tongue a few times and I liked it. Wish I’d coined it, but that credit goes to Allen Guetzo. Did not know about Guetzo except he delivers internet lectures …
An Eye Opening Perspective of the Emancipation Proclamation
In my capacity as a teacher and a historical performer I often ask people What they know about the Emancipation Proclamation. The answers are varied but usually people have an incomplete understanding of the famous document. Most people children and adults alike …
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Civil War Diaries and Local History
I’m still being overwhelmed by all of the resources available. Yesterday evening, I traveled to our public library (to pick up Professor Pinsker’s book, Lincoln’s Sanctuary) and I was greeted by a sign inviting me to attend a dedication ceremony …
signing statements and executive orders
Matt talked about signing statements. The American Presidency Project tracks signing statements from Hoover through Obama, as well as executive orders back to 1826 (Ironically, or not, the year Jefferson died. His was one of the most eloquent voices cautioning against …
War as an Instrument of Policy
McPherson’s talk on Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief is fascinating. I hear frequently about presidents learning and improving on the job, most notably Barack Obama’s apparently increased confidence/competence in regards to foreign policy. This Washington Post editorial is just one of many …