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42: Solomon Northup’s 12 Years a Slave
“Master Bass, if justice had been done, I never would have been here.”
This is the story of betrayal. Restoration. Human trafficking. Daring selflessn…
6 years, 10 months ago
41: Kansas! (Bleeding Kansas, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, & Caning of Charles Sumner)
“We can send five thousand--enough to kill every God-damned abolitionist in the Territory.”
This is the story of the Civil War’s warm up. The States a…
6 years, 11 months ago
40: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention & the Explosion of Social Reform
“In the history of the world, the doctrine of Reform had never such scope as at the present hour.”
“Resolved, That woman is man’s equal.”
This is the s…
6 years, 11 months ago
39: The California Gold Rush and the Compromise of 1850
“The Union is doomed to dissolution. … I fix its probable occurrence within twelve years or three presidential terms.”
This is the story of statehood …
7 years ago
38: The (Early) Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
“I am your fellow man, but not your slave, Frederick Douglass.”
This is the story of self-education, self-emancipation, overcoming adversity, bad and …
7 years ago
37: La Amistad Slave Rebellion and the Rise of Abolitionism
“Give us free! Give us free!”
This is the story of a daring slave rebellion at sea and the long road to freedom. This is the story of La Amistad. It’s…
7 years, 1 month ago
Volume III Epilogue
No, no, no, no--Cortes would’ve gotten his butt whooped if he had not gained lots of indigenous help.” -Josh
It’s time to end Volume III: “The Age of …
7 years, 1 month ago
36: Mexican-American War (Part 4): Los Niños Héroes, St. Patrick’s Battalion, & the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This is the story of the Mexican-American War’s end and the making of Mexican heroes.
Winfield Scott is closing in on Mexico City. Battles rage as Mex…
7 years, 1 month ago
35: Mexican-American War (Part 3): Nuevo México and the Final Push from Vera Cruz
“By God, that does looked forked!”
This is the story of further American advancements through Northern Mexico and the start of its final invasion from…
7 years, 2 months ago
34: Mexican-American War (Part 2): The Pathfinder, the Bear Flag Revolt, y Los Californios
“Who the devil is Governor of California?’” This is the story of covert ops, secret orders, fake identities, rebellion, and conquest; this is the sto…
7 years, 2 months ago