Black Lives in the Founding Era News, Week 11: Black Soldiers for Britain
The Gilder Lehrman Institute initiative “Black Lives in the Founding Era” restores to view the lives and works of a wide array of African Americans in the period 1760 to 1800, drawing on our archive of historical documents and our network of scholars and master teachers.
Highlighted in this weekly news post are programs, resources, and other matter related to Black Lives in Founding Era.
Black Lives in the Founding Era News, Week 10: Slavery in New York by 1800 Census
The Gilder Lehrman Institute initiative “Black Lives in the Founding Era” restores to view the lives and works of a wide array of African Americans in the period 1760 to 1800, drawing on our archive of historical documents and our network of scholars and master teachers.
Highlighted in this weekly news post are programs, resources, and other matter related to Black Lives in Founding Era.
A Live Conversation with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., on June 2
Please join us on June 2 at 7 p.m. ET for a live conversation between historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and the Rev. Phillip Jackson as they discuss Gates’s new book, The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song.
Presenting the 60th Issue of History Now, Black Lives in the Founding Era
History Now is the online journal of the Gilder Lehrman Institute. Each issue features original essays by renowned historians on key topics and eras in American history.
Welcome to the official newsletter for the Hamilton Education Program Online, the program whose goal is to help students in grades 6–12 see the relevance of the Founding Era by using primary sources to create a performance piece (e.g., a song, rap, poem, or scene) following the model used by Lin-Manuel Miranda to create the musical Hamilton.
Black Lives in the Founding Era News, Week 9: Annette Gordon-Reed on the Hemingses of Monticello
The Gilder Lehrman Institute initiative “Black Lives in the Founding Era” restores to view the lives and works of a wide array of African Americans in the period 1760 to 1800, drawing on our archive of historical documents and our network of scholars and master teachers.
Highlighted in this weekly news post are programs, resources, and other matter related to Black Lives in Founding Era.
The Sentinel Interviews Kevin Weddle on Winning the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History
"In today’s 5 Questions, The Sentinel gave Weddle the opportunity to delve deeper into the research and findings of his book that recently earned him the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History."