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Trace It
Pick one historical event and trace it through four questions: Policy, People, Profit and Pattern. Then get your summary by email.
Choose an event
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Reconstruction and the Enforcement Acts (1870 to 1877)
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W.E.B. Du Bois's "An Appeal to the World" (1947)
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Reparations: the record of past repayments
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Project 2025
The four steps
Policy: What did the laws say, and who had to enforce them?
People: Who held power, who lost it, and who pushed back?
Profit: Who benefited when the outcome went one way?
Pattern: Where do you see this move again?
Want more practice? Try the free Pattern Recognition Challenge, five cases to trace on your own.
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