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History

A lot longer than we anticipated

Pete Seeger was nearly 80 years old when I saw him perform with Arlo Guthrie in St. Paul, Minnesota. He seemed to take a nap on the stage while Guthrie was playing, an approach to life that may have helped him to live another fifteen years. It was 1988, a year and a half before […]

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History

MLK Day

Dr. Lawrence Williams introduced me to African American History as its own important narrative.

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Curriculum History Practice Questions

Questioning the American Revolution and Slavery

Slavery in the Constitution. Since some school board members seem confused about the role of slavery in the founding of the USA, I wrote a set of stimulus-based multiple choice questions from the original Article IV, Section 2, Clause 3, of the US Constitution.

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Assessment History Practice Questions

Practice Questions: American Revolutionary Era

NB: these questions might be illegal in some states.