“All knew that [slavery] was somehow the cause of the war…”
Tag Archives: history
VOL. 4 PREVIEW 🔥 “Return to Port Royal”: Alec Turner’s Story
Memories of enslavement & revenge in Northern Virginia…
HOW TO: History Comics
A new UNIT OUTLINE for teachers! Each student creates a mini-comic in 3-5 sessions…
“Non-Fiction Comics” 🔎🌎 (2024 Edition)
This mini template helps you turn lists of FACTS into engaging NARRATIVES…
August 1864 PREVIEW 💥 City Point Explosion
Colby writes home between battles… (Originally drawn for VOL. 4 / Now planned for VOL. 5)
Wilderness Volley (6 May 1864)
Drawn from a battlefield sketch by Alfred Waud.
Anthony Clark: Revolutionary War Veteran
Fiddler “Tony” Clarke was quite a local celebrity, & lived to the ripe old age of 100+!
Silas Burdoo: Revolutionary War Veteran
The Burdoos — a New England family of “African descent” — have a multi-century history of military service:
Salem Colby: Revolutionary War Veteran
After the war, Salem Colby retired to Coit Mountain — a “colony” of free black families in Newport, NH.
“BIOGRAPHY Comics” 📖 (8-Page Template)
How to draw a life story in just 8 quick pages!
Primary Sources of Freeman Colby Vol. 4
Samples of the many primary sources I’m using to draw Summer 1864 in FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4…
“HiSTORYtelling” (8-Page Template)
Collecting the favorite stories of experts around you…
