M. Keith HarrisI am a high school history teacher and I use the 1619 Project in the classroom. Fight me.But if you’re open-minded then stick around. You might come away with a few useful insights. Here’s the story: I am in fact and deed…8 min read·Jun 20, 2022--1--1
M. Keith HarrisinNew American HistoryAmerican ExceptionalismsThoughts on Andrew F. Lang’s “A Contest of Civilizations: Exposing the Crisis of American Exceptionalism in the Civil War Era.”5 min read·Jun 6, 2022----
M. Keith HarrisinNew American HistoryA View from the Ranks: Soldiers’ Experiences and Civil War HistoriographyHow Americans have attempted to understand the motivations of the men who marched into battle.7 min read·Mar 15, 2021----
M. Keith HarrisIt’s Critical in the ClassroomI get asked for advice from freshly minted history teachers all the time.2 min read·Feb 3, 2019----
M. Keith HarrisI Miss the HistoryFriends, before you rip me a new one and inundate me with “but what about so-and-so” Tweets, please just take a deep breath, relax, and…2 min read·Feb 2, 2019----
M. Keith HarrisOur Confederate AncestorsCommemoration of The Confederate States of America, in all its modern and historical incarnations, is under attack. The rebellion’s…5 min read·Jul 18, 2015----
M. Keith HarrisAdvice for a Prospective Graduate StudentThe other day, I got an email from a prospective graduate student who is in the process of applying to schools, including my alma mater —…5 min read·Jul 7, 2015----
M. Keith HarrisA Few Thoughts on Blogging History(From KeithHarrisHistory.com)3 min read·Jul 7, 2015----
M. Keith HarrisA Few Thoughts On Spangler’s Spring, Gettysburg, and the Business of ReconciliationI was going through some files today and found a folder filed under “great stuff that did not make it into the book” (yes…that is really…6 min read·Mar 12, 2015----
