Three states waited to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment until the twentieth century. This post tells the stories of why they finally ratified when they did, and considers that history in light of another amendment whose history has yet to end.
Abraham Lincoln has long been known as one of the nation's most eloquent orators. But what passage from another orator did he single out as a favorite---enough to save it in his wallet?
This post debunks one of the quotations most often attributed to Harriet Tubman on the Internet and shows that the quotation says more about those who use it than about Tubman herself.
This is a paper I delivered at the Remaking North American Sovereignty conference held in Banff, Canada, July 30-August 1, 2015.
An essay from 2015 reflecting on lessons I learned from teaching a US history survey course backwards.
A narrative rubric designed to help students assess their own progress towards proficiency in historical thinking.