Time for a new post! How can we teach Russian history from a more global perspective? Let's start with the fur trade. I'll also be writing a few more posts on teaching Russia in world history. 🗺️🗃️ #Histodons

“Sables, Ermines, and Squirrel Skins”: Teaching the Fur Trade and Russia in World History

Teaching Russian history and the fur trade

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Time to share some new materials for teaching the European colonization of Africa.

Liberating Narratives@liberatingnarratives.com · 4mo ago

Looking for some ideas about teaching European colonization of Africa? Let's start with centering African perspectives. 🗺️🗃️ https://www.liberatingnarratives.com/things-have-gone-from-bad-to-worse

Trying to get back to a regular writing routine. Here’s a fun post partially inspired by Zohran Mamdani’s excellent St. Patrick’s Day remarks

Liberating Narratives@liberatingnarratives.com · 5mo ago

Rethinking how we teach imperialism to focus more on indigenous resistance 🗺️🗃️ https://www.liberatingnarratives.com/do-not-mention-the-word-surrender/

Excellent essay by Reza Aslan www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

Opinion | America Won’t Save Iran

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New post on teaching the consequences of Stalin's first Five-Year Plan with primary forces and a focus on the Holodomor 🗺️🗃️ https://www.liberatingnarratives.com/hunger-was-the-word-i-heard-most/

“Hunger Was the Word I Heard Most”: Stalin’s First Five-Year Plan and Its Consequences

Discussion of teaching the Holodomor using primary sources

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New post on teaching how states around the world became more involved in directing economic development in the 1930s 🗺️🗃️ https://www.liberatingnarratives.com/the-changing-role-of-government-involvement/

The Changing Role of Government Involvement in the Economy in the 1930s

Teaching how states worldwide took a more active approach to directing economic development in the 1930s

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Working on a new post for Liberating Narratives, and I keep searching for specific speeches by Adolf Hitler. I’m wondering what these searches are doing to my algorithm. 😬

New post on teaching the consequences of new military technology in the First World War 🗺️🗃️ https://www.liberatingnarratives.com/the-deadliest-instrument-of-warfare/

“The Deadliest Instrument of Warfare Yet Devised”: Teaching the Consequences of New Technology in the First World War

Discussion of primary sources for teaching the effects of poisonous gas in the First World War

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Just saw an excellent exhibition at the Imperial War Museum in London 🗺️🗃️

@getskyscraper.com Loving the new app. Is there a way to easily view lists I’ve made?

Heading to Chicago for AHA 2026. Who else is going? 🗺️🗃️

I love this new Ted-Ed video on Tokugawa Edo. It’s a fun resource blending an understanding of how the Tokugawa economy worked and the way Japanese culture synthesized different ideas. 🗺️🗃️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0h8...

The city that wasted nothing - Roman Krznaric

YouTube video by TED-Ed

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Happy New Year! 🎊 May 2026 be a year filled with justice and peace for everyone!

Great article for showing how African consumers influenced the late 19th century global economy. A good length to use with students. theconversation.com/early-shoppe...

Early shoppers: how African consumers set global trade trends in the 1800s

Africa’s ‘new consumer class’ isn’t new; in the 1800s the continent called the tune for European factories.

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This set of lectures on medieval West Africa is aimed at teachers and taking place in January 🗺️🗃️ www.aaiafrica.org/soe2026

SOE 2026 — THE AFRICA-AMERICA INSTITUTE

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I wrote about using chess to teach about pre-modern Afroeurasian exchange. Chess is a fun way to teach about exchange routes from a global perspective. There’s lots of visual primary sources as well. 🗺️🗃️ www.liberatingnarratives.com/set-this-che...

“Set this Chessboard and its Pieces Before Your Most Learned Men”: Teaching Chess and the Games of World History

Teaching Afroeurasian exchange using chess

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Reflecting on our shared humanity won ped.bramhubbell.com/2025/11/05/o...

Our Shared Humanity

The last 24 hours have been full of delightful reminders about the value of inclusiveness and our shared humanity. Yesterday morning, my daughter went up to this bumper sticker and asked about it. As ...

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My daughter ran up to this car today and asked about the sticker. ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏼✊️✊🏾

Good article about underwater archaeology and Chinese maritime trade. 🗺️🗃️ www.smithsonianmag.com/history/trea...

Treasure Trove of Shipwrecks Along China's Coast Reveals How East Met West on the Maritime Silk Road

Sunken finds in the South China Sea testify to rich trade networks used over hundreds of years. The sea routes brought porcelain, tea and other goods from Asia to Africa, the Middle East and Europe

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It’s surprising how often I still hear people mention Columbus “discovering” the Americas. Here’s my reply.

Liberating Narratives@liberatingnarratives.com · 10mo ago

It’s time to replace “discovery” and “exploration” with navigation and colonization. 🗺️🗃️ www.liberatingnarratives.com/europeans-di...

Today felt good

Hi, can anyone help me download this? My New York Public Library account doesn’t have access. Thanks. oxfordre.com/internationa...

Hi, can anyone help me download this? My New York Public Library account doesn’t have access. Thanks. oxfordre.com/internationa...

I don’t think enough historians consider what a hyphen in Afroeurasia implies. If we really believe in teaching the interconnected history of Africa, Asia, and Europe, it’s time to stop using “Afro-Eurasia” and start using Afroeurasia.

Liberating Narratives@liberatingnarratives.com · 10mo ago

Too often world historians use “Afro-Eurasia” with a hyphen. That hyphen has an ugly history. It’s time to start using Afrouerasia. 🗺️🗃️ www.liberatingnarratives.com/the-problem-...

Most definitely! When I was a union negotiator we had a policy of limiting the top salary in relation to the bottom salary. We need that in the US! jacobin.com/2025/10/maxi...

We Desperately Need Maximum Wage Laws

With wealth inequality and billionaire control over American society growing ever more obscene, it’s well past time to implement a maximum wage limit.

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I always enjoyed teaching the Haitian Revolution. The topic always excited students, and the resources are great.

Liberating Narratives@liberatingnarratives.com · 11mo ago

New free post! Everyone should know about the Haitian Revolution - here are five resources for learning more or for classroom use 🗺️🗃️ #histodons www.liberatingnarratives.com/...

Excellent op-ed by Roxanne Gay “Civility Is a Fantasy” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/opinion/civility-fantasy-power-kirk.html

Last week I wrote about the causes of the Haitian Revolution and got lots of great feedback. Thanks 🙏 I also had a couple of sources I left out and wanted to share. 🗺️🗃️ #histodons www.liberatingnarratives.com/...

Teaching global feminism in world history is like teaching resistance by enslaved Africans or colonized peoples. It should be our default approach. Women (and a few men) have consistently challenged patriarchy and pushed for greater equality. 🗺️🗃️ www.liberatingnarratives.com/souls-are-ne...

“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

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One more reason I love @footballweekly.bsky.social Great to hear from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social even if I’m a Spurs fan and he’s an Arsenal fan

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“I have long been quite troubled by how the supposed stewards of the game have opted for profit time and time again." New York City mayoral candidate @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social speaks about the public petition he has launched against Fifa’s use of dynamic pricing for World Cup tickets.