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Destruction, Creation, and Preservation: Some Thoughts on Teaching the Haitian Revolution
Some reflections about teaching the Haitian Revolution and a collection of all posts about the revolution.
“Haiti Has Borne the Weight of a Heavy Debt”: Teaching the Long-Term Effects of the Haitian Revolution
Discussion of how to teach the long-term consequences of the Haitian Revolution
“Those Who Refuse Slavery”: Teaching the Short-Term Effects of the Haitian Revolution
A discussion of teaching the short-term effects of the Haitian Revolution
“The Sacred Flame of Liberté”: Teaching the Revolution of the Haitian Revolution
A discussion of teaching the role of women and Toussaint Louverture in the Haitian Revolution.
“Revenge Our Wrongs”: Saint-Domingue Before the Haitian Revolution
A discussion of how to teach Saint-Domingue on the eve of the Haitian Revolution.
“We Have Dared to be Free”: Teaching the Haitian Revolution
A discussion of how world history teachers can teach the Haitian Revolution to highlight its global significance and legacies.
“Militant Unity and Solidarity”: Cuba, North Korea, and the Cold War
Discussion of the Cuban-North Korean relationship in the 1970s as a way to analyze the Cold War from a global perspective.
“Korea, like Cuba”: The Cold War Beyond the United States and the Soviet Union
Discussion of the Cuban-North Korean relationship in the 1960s as a way to analyze the Cold War from a global perspective.
“At Last I Defended Myself”: 400 Years of Resistance to the Transatlantic Slave System
A discussion of how to center the resistance of enslaved Africans when teaching the transatlantic slave system in world history courses.