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Liberating Narratives

Liberating Narratives is a weekly subscription newsletter helping world history teachers decolonize their classes. Each post explores how to teach specific historical topics and includes primary and secondary source excerpts, historical images, and maps. Bram Hubbell is the author. He can be found on Twitter and Mastodon.

You can easily browse through all posts on the Archive. On the bottom of the archive is a list of all tags used on the posts. You can also search topics using tags. By subscribing to the newsletter, you can gain access to the posts and can join the bimonthly teaching workshops. Some posts are free to the public; other posts require a paid subscription.

Bram annually takes a two week winter break in late December/early January and a one month break from 15 June to 15 July.

Featured Posts

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“The Voyage Was Full of Dangers”: Teaching Modern Migration, 1700 to Present

Discussion of teaching modern global migration from 1700 to today

“The Voyage Was Full of Dangers”: Teaching Modern Migration, 1700 to Present
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Voices of the Southern Front: Decolonizing our Teaching of the First World War

A discussion of how to teach the First World War using sources from India and the Middle East.

Voices of the Southern Front: Decolonizing our Teaching of the First World War
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Beyond the Good War: Alternative Narratives for Teaching World War II

A discussion of how to teach World War II in world history courses by focusing on resources and extreme violence.

Beyond the Good War: Alternative Narratives for Teaching World War II
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“White Devils All Over Asia”: Teaching New Imperialism, c.1850 - c.1940

A discussion of how to teach New Imperialism in world history courses and centering the voices of colonized people.

“White Devils All Over Asia”: Teaching New Imperialism, c.1850 - c.1940

Recent Posts

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“Wages of Females Shall Be Equal”: Early Feminism in the Lowell Mills

Discussion of early feminism focused on economic equality

“Wages of Females Shall Be Equal”: Early Feminism in the Lowell Mills
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“I Left My Land to Come to Demerara”: Global Migration, c.1830 - c.1920

Discussion of teaching nineteenth-century global migration

“I Left My Land to Come to Demerara”: Global Migration, c.1830 - c.1920
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“Ought to Be Abolished”: Teaching Black Influence on the Abolitionist Movement

Discussion of emphasizing Black influence on the abolitionist movement

“Ought to Be Abolished”: Teaching Black Influence on the Abolitionist Movement
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Afroeurasia, Not Afro-Eurasia

Discussion of why I spell Afroeurasia without a hyphen

Afroeurasia, Not Afro-Eurasia
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“One May Be a Qadi, a Mullah, or a Sheikh, a Yogi”: Teaching the Origins of Sikhism

Discussion of teaching the historical context of Sikhism

“One May Be a Qadi, a Mullah, or a Sheikh, a Yogi”: Teaching the Origins of Sikhism
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“Longing for their Homes”: The Middle Passage and the Development of Modern Migration, 1700 to 1830

Discussion of teaching the Middle Passage as the start of modern migration

“Longing for their Homes”: The Middle Passage and the Development of Modern Migration, 1700 to 1830