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Ann McConnico Evans
An Invisible Legacy (1758-1847) There is no such thing as a “good” slave owner. The phrase is an oxymoron. But there were good people who owned slaves. That is not an easy line to see. Nor is it an easy distinction to talk about without sounding as if one is either romanticizing or trivializing the…
Trust
I try to teach history in a very human way, creating illustrations with empathy instead of criticism or aggression. This is filled with challenges because the history I am teaching is complicated and has been falsely taught for decades. Places like ours have, for generations, contributed to a distorted narrative. This often included romanticizing the…
Pieces of History Reunited
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Our stories are not left with our descendants alone, but the people who surround us. No matter how well I do my job telling people’s stories, or how well I piece together the puzzle there will always be more to tell, and more to piece together.…
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