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The struggles of Haiti go back talking hundreds of years, from when French colonization and their participation in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade reshaped the fabric of the western half of the island on which Haiti is located. The brutality that accompanied this system led to the most successful slave rebellion in human history: the Haitian Revolution. The institution of slavery, let alone any revolts by enslaved individuals, that occurred in the Caribbean are rarely mentioned since they are viewed outside the scope and scale of “U.S. history.” However, this events allows us to understand American reactions to it, as well as focus on a truly unique individual, one who combined the traits of an astute political, military, and social leader to command the respect and admiration of his people. In this episode of History: Beyond the Textbook, we’ll explore Toussaint Louverture, the Indispensable Leader of the Haitian Revolution.

Key People

Toussaint Louverture

Boukman Dutty

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Napoleon Bonaparte

Charles Emanuel Leclerc

Key Events/Concepts

Haitian Revolution

We're back for Season Four of History: Beyond the Textbook! This season will focus on the stories of individuals who shaped "America's Federalist Era" in the years roughly 1789-1800. The first six episodes will release every Tuesday from October 28-December 2, while the second six episodes will be released every Tuesday from February 17-March 24. Catch up on Season One, "America's Colonial Era," Season Two, "America's Revolution," and Season Three, "America's Crucial Years," wherever you listen to your podcasts!

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Unfortunately, in your typical U.S History course, Hawai’i probably enters the narrative during a unit on imperialism, where Queen Lili’uokalani was forced into surrendering the throne and James Dole’s company established a fruit empire. Pearl Harbor was bombed and prompted U.S. entry into World War II…Pearl Harbor is in Hawai’i. Beyond these mentions, I would wager that not much of the rich history of Hawai’i seeps into a majority of American classrooms. However, Hawai'i is an American state, and its story is an American story: competing leaders, warring kingdoms, commoners preserving their way of life, and outsiders attempting to make sense of it all. In this episode of History: Beyond the Textbook, our second episode in our arc on foreign relations on the frontier, we explore Kamehameha the Great and the Unification of the Hawai’ian Islands.

Key People

Kamehameha

Kiwala’o

Keoua

Kahekili

Captain James Cook

Key Events/Concepts

Unification of Hawai'ian Islands

We're back for Season Four of History: Beyond the Textbook! This season will focus on the stories of individuals who shaped "America's Federalist Era" in the years roughly 1789-1800. The first six episodes will release every Tuesday from October 28-December 2, while the second six episodes will be released every Tuesday from February 17-March 24. Catch up on Season One, "America's Colonial Era," Season Two, "America's Revolution," and Season Three, "America's Crucial Years," wherever you listen to your podcasts!

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Conflict between Indigenous tribes and nations and European, and later, American, settlers, is a consistent theme throughout American history, and we’ve certainly covered our fair share on the podcast. The aftermath of St. Clair's defeat is what we are focused on today: the response of the U.S. Army, the proposed follow-up by Indigenous forces, and the battle that led to a treaty ending large-scale Indigenous resistance in the Northwest Territory. Our primary subjects are a Miami leader who fought in St. Clair’s Defeat and came to realize what he was truly up against, and a Revolutionary general in search of a comeback. In this episode of History: Beyond the Textbook, our first of three where we explore U.S. reactions to “foreign” powers, we look at Little Turtle, Anthony Wayne, and the decisive Battle of Fallen Timbers.

Key People

Little Turtle

General Anthony Wayne

Blue Jacket

Josiah Harmar

Key Events/Ideas

Battle of Fallen Timbers

Treaty of Greenville

We're back for Season Four of History: Beyond the Textbook! This season will focus on the stories of individuals who shaped "America's Federalist Era" in the years roughly 1789-1800. The first six episodes will release every Tuesday from October 28-December 2, while the second six episodes will be released every Tuesday from February 17-March 24. Catch up on Season One, "America's Colonial Era," Season Two, "America's Revolution," and Season Three, "America's Crucial Years," wherever you listen to your podcasts!

Feel free to contact us with feedback or questions by clicking the "Send Us a Text" link or email us at: hbttpodcast@gmail.com