history – Page 2 – www.MarekBennett.com

Sitting Bull: Lakota Leader

💬Quotes from a lifetime of fighting for Native land rights…

“In his youth, he was brought to Litchfield (NH) & held as a slave…”

Some of the many risks & challenges facing “free” black families in 19th century New England…

Filippo Brunelleschi re-discovers ancient techniques of linear perspective… (Drawn w/ 5th graders @ a CLiF residency!)

8-page tale of lands, laws, & national identity in the Great Northern Woods…

“New Hampshire’s best-known black soldier of the American Revolution.” ~ G. Knoblock

“In a contest with oppression, the Almighty cannot take sides with oppressors.” ~ Frederick Douglass

“All knew that [slavery] was somehow the cause of the war…”

Memories of enslavement & revenge in Northern Virginia…

A new UNIT OUTLINE for teachers! Each student creates a mini-comic in 3-5 sessions…

This mini template helps you turn lists of FACTS into engaging NARRATIVES…

Colby writes home between battles… (Originally drawn for VOL. 4 / Now planned for VOL. 5)