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This is how we won the American Revolution.
Ken Burns mentions this in his recent documentary.
And this is how we rewarded the most dedicated soldiers.
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Ken Burns mentions this in his recent documentary.
And this is how we rewarded the most dedicated soldiers.
open.substack.com/pub/jimthehi...
The American Revolution: Forgotten Patriots
Forgotten Patriots of the Revolution: Black Service, Hidden Records, and the Stories PBS Only Begins to Tell.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This is how we won the American Revolution.
Ken Burns mentions this in his recent documentary.
And this is how we rewarded the most dedicated soldiers.
open.substack.com/pub/jimthehi...
Ken Burns mentions this in his recent documentary.
And this is how we rewarded the most dedicated soldiers.
open.substack.com/pub/jimthehi...
Today’s news hit a nerve.
Mississippi Today reports that language and materials at the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument were pulled/edited.
Medgar Evers deserves more than a softened version of what happened. He deserves the truth.
This is it:
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Mississippi Today reports that language and materials at the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument were pulled/edited.
Medgar Evers deserves more than a softened version of what happened. He deserves the truth.
This is it:
open.substack.com/pub/jimthehi...
M is for Mississippi & Murder: Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers, Jackson, and the Price of Being Seen. The Night the Words Came True... And Moral Clarity Arrived Too Late.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Today’s news hit a nerve.
Mississippi Today reports that language and materials at the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument were pulled/edited.
Medgar Evers deserves more than a softened version of what happened. He deserves the truth.
This is it:
open.substack.com/pub/jimthehi...
Mississippi Today reports that language and materials at the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument were pulled/edited.
Medgar Evers deserves more than a softened version of what happened. He deserves the truth.
This is it:
open.substack.com/pub/jimthehi...
I love finding the different stories in our history. This one has little to do with dinosaurs, and everything to do with American history 100 years ago.
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The Day the Dinosaurs Became Dangerous
Science, spectacle, and the rise of American eugenics
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February 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
I love finding the different stories in our history. This one has little to do with dinosaurs, and everything to do with American history 100 years ago.
open.substack.com/pub/jimthehi...
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