On June 12, 1898 the same day Philippine Independence was declared from a window in Emilio Aguinaldo's Kati home the cover of Ju...

On June 12, 1898 the same day Philippine Independence was declared from a window in Emilio Aguinaldo's Kati home the cover of Judge magazine [Left] had Uncle Sam holding Filipinos (depicted as a black native!) and asking for information on what to do with the people dropped into his lap by the victory of George Dewey against the Spanish fleet in the May 1, 1898 Battle of Manila Bay

Cartoons are an engaging way to study the past. These two are particularly relevant to the class I'm teaching in t...