Tag Archives: african american

Westward Ho! 58



Westside is the best side…Unless you died of dysentery along the way.  #OregonTrail.  Manifest Destiny broadens the horizons of the young United States, but there’s a dark side to westward expansion.


Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion 52



Nat Turner hopes to change the tides of one of America’s biggest skeletons in the closet, slavery.


Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812) 50



Old Hickory makes history in the most tragic battle of the War of 1812.


Lewis and Clark (Part Two) 45



This expedition could be titled, “Sacagawea and Lewis and Clark.”  Learn why…


Black Lives Always Matter 31



African Americans have been a central part of America since before its conception, and always will be.  We wouldn’t have an America without African Americans!


The Declaration of Independence 15



The United States of America is born.