
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.
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The Enlightenment Didn’t Cause the Haitian Revolution
Enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue had many reasons to revolt... the Enlightenment wasn't one of them

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.

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.

“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.

Five Excellent Resources for Teaching or Learning about the Haitian Revolution
Learn more about the significance and legacies of the Haitian Revolution

“The Season in Which One is Compelled to Travel”: Teaching Knowledge of the Monsoons
Teaching the monsoons

“You Will Never Stop The Emancipation of Women”: Teaching Global Feminism in the Age of Revolutions, c.1750 - c.1850
Teaching the early development of global feminism from 1750 to 1850

“A Dozen Bamboo Fishing Nets”: Fishing Nets and Technological Transfer in the Indian Ocean
Teaching technological transfer in the Indian Ocean

“Souls are neither Male nor Female”: Teaching Global Feminism in World History, c.1750 to Present
Discussion of teaching global feminism from 1750 to present

“Astonish the World”: Teaching Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Henry Christophe
Discussion of teaching Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Henry Christophe

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