Label for Uncle Sam's coffee, illustrated with Uncle Sam seated on cannon barrel, whittling, with foot on torn rebel flag; he is surrounded by an eagle shield, U.S. flag and cannon, ca. 1863
I take my coffee with milk and sugar and the defeat of the Confederacy.
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This is INCREDIBLE
ROFL!! That's incredible. I can only imagine Ed's reply.
I love this question -- I have it the first day of my Southern history classes. I have so, so many definitions
We need more historians because history is one of the most powerful forms of knowledge. Just ask any autocrat why they want to control it! #TalkAboutHumanities
Mississippi is not afraid to confront its complicated, painful past. The Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson are so well curated.
I taught Fort Pillow today.
Just taught the Lieber Code and emerged to this nonsense. To equate Trump's threats with Sherman's actions is to fundamentally misunderstand what Sherman did and did not do. He did not destroy a civilization, he was not a war criminal, no matter what the Lost Cause would have you believe.
Kevin is exactly right in this. As I argue in my book Through the Heart of Dixie, Sherman remained within the bounds of the laws of war. He destroyed property, not people.
In case you need something sweet to smile about: The Washington Post’s 2026 Peeps diorama contest winners wapo.st/3NM3nwF
The juxtaposition of listening to the Birthright Citizenship arguments with Passover prep: Passover is a refugee story, and during the seder we are reminded to treat strangers with kindness because we once were strangers. Birthright Citizenship is one of the USA's great gifts and strengths
This is really fascinating, explaining that people tend to read more slowly on a screen than on the page, and also that it's harder to re-read passages and to make mental maps of the information. It helps me understand why even after all these years I prefer reading on paper.
Those fries and shakes are amazing. Although we had a bad experience with a child finishing the family's shakes, then boarding a plane, and then.... you can imagine.
If, like me, you can't get enough #ShermansMarch, here I am telling stories and puncturing myths.
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If, like me, you can't get enough #ShermansMarch, here I am telling stories and puncturing myths.
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UMBC needs a little more gas though! 🖤💛
BREAKING: A federal judge permanently blocked Arkansas school districts from posting the Ten Commandments in our clients’ schools.
Separation of church and state is our constitutional right — this win reaffirms that.
Democracy dies in Starbucks
This, but for history and the humanities.
This is why a liberal arts education matters!
I teach first half of US and its mostly non-History majors. In general History majors us AP credits to place out of the 100 level courses.
Devastating indictment.
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
NEW: A Presidents' Day lesson from Philadelphia.
“Each person who visits the President’s House and does not learn of the realities of founding-era slavery receives a false account of this country’s history,“ Judge Cynthia Rufe wrote.
This evening, at Law Dork:
WTF. This year for the first time I included a ban on recording my class without consent or a documented accommodation. This is completely ridiculous.
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
