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United States Naturalization Test
United States Naturalization Test Could you pass the test required of new United States citizens? The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to present our version of the citizenship exam for use in the K–12 classroom. Students will be able to assess...
History U | The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War This History U course covers the long struggle for Vietnam waged between 1940 and 1975, with particular attention to the period of direct American involvement. Course Instructor : Professor Fredrik Logevall, Harvard University...
Open Positions at the Gilder Lehrman Institute
Internship Program Read more about our Internship Program . Development Manager The Organization The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) is the nation’s leading American history organization dedicated to K–12 education....
Black Women's History
Black Women's History (A Six-Week Compressed Course, Term II) Led by : Prof. Kellie Carter Jackson (Wellesley College) Course Number : AMHI 675 Semesters : Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Spring 2023, Summer 2024 (Term II) Image: Shirley Chisholm campaign...
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July 2024 Teachers Online Teacher Seminars Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET Register for "History of Childhood in America" Scholar: Prof. Steven Mintz Seminar Dates: July 15-18, 2024 Teachers...
History U
History U The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s History U offers free, self-paced courses in American history to high school students. Each History U course includes Video lectures by a leading history professor Primary sources and in-depth readings Short...
Gilder Lehrman Staff Directory
Executive Office James G. Basker , President and CEO Email: basker@gilderlehrman.org Kathrine Mott , Chief Operating Officer Email: mott@gilderlehrman.org Phone: 646-366-9666 ext. 119 Assistant to the President Email: baskerasst...
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July 2024 American Historical Holidays Thursday, July 4, 2024 Fourth of July Deepen your knowledge of this holiday with historical documents, essays, videos, and lesson plans from the Gilder Lehrman...
Book Breaks
Book Breaks Sundays at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) on Zoom Upcoming Session : July 7, 2024 Author : Alan Taylor, The University of Virginia Book : American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873 Register Past Episodes Free All Audiences Every...
AP African American Studies | History School (2024)
AP African American Studies: An Overview Master Teacher: Alysha Butler Course Dates: July 10–August 14, 2024 Live Session Time Slot: Wednesdays, 5–6 pm ET Eligibility : High school students (grades 9–12) Registration closed on June 28. Image :...
AP US Government and Politics | History School (2024)
AP US Government and Politics: The US Constitution Master Teachers: Lois MacMillan, Tyler Nice, Amy Palo, and Ryan Werenka Course Dates: July 11–August 15, 2024 Live Session Time Slot: Thursdays, 5–6 p.m. ET Online Platform: Zoom Eligibility : High...
AP US History | History School (2024)
AP United States History: "Complex Understanding" Master Teacher: Sara Ziemnik Course Dates: July 2–August 13, 2024 Live Session Time Slot: Tuesdays, 5–6 p.m. ET Online Platform: Zoom Eligibility : High school students (grades 9–12) Registration...
Special Topics in History
Special Topics in History These two-hour-long sessions feature deep dives into topics, eras, and special themes, led by Institute staff and the staff and faculty at outstanding historical institutions. These sessions are free and open to...
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Book Breaks: Now free and open to all! Sundays at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) on Zoom Upcoming Session: July 7, 2024 Author: Alan Taylor, The University of Virginia Book : American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873 Register Browse Past...
American Jews and the Second Red Scare | Special Topics (Summer PD 2024)
American Jews and the Second Red Scare Date and Time : J uly 30, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET Register Now
About This Session During World War I, the United States underwent a hyper-nationalist shift, which encouraged...
The Kennedy Challenge | Special Topics (Summer PD 2024)
The Kennedy Challenge: Inspiring a Divided Nation as Candidate and President Date and Time : July 23, 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. ET Register Now
About This Session On January 14, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy, less than two weeks...
May 11 - Virtual PD: Veterans Legacy Program with Black Hills National Cemetery
In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, we are pleased to offer free professional development sessions in spring 2024 focusing on different aspects of American Veterans’ and Service Members’...
May 4 - Virtual PD: Veterans Legacy Program with Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, we are pleased to offer free professional development sessions in spring 2024 focusing on different aspects of American Veterans’ and Service Members’...
May 18 - Virtual PD: Veterans Legacy Program with Florida National Cemetery
In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, we are pleased to offer free professional development sessions in spring 2024 focusing on different aspects of American Veterans’ and Service Members’...
Presidential Leadership at Historic Crossroads (Teacher Seminar Online)
Presidential Leadership at Historic Crossroads Lead Scholar : Barbara A. Perry, University of Virginia Master Teacher : Rosanne Lichatin Partner Organization : The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Live Session Dates : Week of July 15 Registration...
History of Chinese in the United States (Teacher Seminar Online)
History of Chinese in the United States Lead Scholar : Madeline Y. Hsu, University of Maryland Master Teacher : Nina Wohl Live Session Dates : Week of July 22 Registration Deadline : Monday, July 15 Image Source: Lantern slide of a scene in...
America's First Civil Rights Movement (Teacher Seminar Online)
America’s First Civil Rights Movement, from Revolution to Reconstruction Lead Scholar : Kate Masur, Northwestern University Master Teacher : Kory Loyola Partner Organization: The Historic New Orleans Collection Live Session Dates : Week of August 5...
American Indian History since 1900 (Teacher Seminar Online)
American Indian History since 1900 Lead Scholar : Donald L. Fixico, Arizona State University Master Teacher : Patience LeBlanc Partner Organization : The National WWI Museum and Memorial Live Session Dates : Week of July 29 Registration Deadline :...
Livestream Registration for Reframing Lincoln
Livestream: Reframing Lincoln Myth, Memory, and Changing Narratives Program Dates : July 22–26, 2024 Location : Online (Broadcast from Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, Illinois) Cost : Free Image: Photograph of Abraham...
April 27 Veterans Legacy Program at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery: World War II Portraits of Service: Women’s Army Corps
In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, we are pleased to offer free professional development sessions in spring 2024 focusing on different aspects of American Veterans’ and Service Members’...
April 20 Veterans Legacy Program at Santa Fe National Cemetery: World War II Portraits of Service: Native American Code Talkers
In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, we are pleased to offer free professional development sessions in spring 2024 focusing on different aspects of American Veterans’ and Service Members’...
Sport in American History (Teacher Symposium)
Sport in American History Meanings Beyond the Field, Court, Track, and Rink REGISTRATION CLOSED This course examines the historical development of sport in the United States from a societal and cultural viewpoint and explores the significance of...
Native American History (Teacher Symposium)
Native American History REGISTRATION CLOSED This course will offer glimpses of the daunting diversity of Native America—thousands of distinctive peoples, cultures, languages, and lifeways stretching over millennia. Lead Scholar : K. Tsianina...
American Presidency (Teacher Symposium)
The American Presidency The Most Powerful, Impossible Job in the World REGISTRATION CLOSED The course will discuss the origins of the presidency and the executive branch, how it has evolved over the past 234 years, and the challenges facing the...
The Civil Rights Movement (Teacher Symposium)
The Civil Rights Movement REGISTRATION CLOSED This course will examine the US Civil Rights Movement. It will begin by looking at Black life in the early twentieth century—the height of the Jim Crow era—to establish critical context for the Black...
America Heads West (Teacher Symposium)
America Heads West Westward Expansion and the Making of the Nation REGISTRATION CLOSED In this course, we will follow the westward growth of the United States, from its colonial beginnings to the late nineteenth century, and consider how that...
The American Civil War (Teacher Symposium)
The American Civil War REGISTRATION CLOSED This course examines the era of the American Civil War, with emphasis on its origins, scope, and consequences. Lead Scholar : Gary Gallagher, University of Virginia Master Teacher : Gena Oppenheim Image...
American Revolution
The American Revolution REGISTRATION CLOSED When did the American Revolution begin and end? What were its causes and effects? How did entirely new forms of both freedom and unfreedom come about at exactly the same time? We will investigate these...
Livestream Registration for The Global Legacies of World War II
Livestream: The Global Legacies of World War II Veterans Legacy Program Program Dates : July 15–18, 2024 Location : Online (Broadcast from USS Midway Museum, San Diego, California) Cost : Free
Monday, July 15, 2024 Michael S...
Fighting Americas Wars Livestream Schedule & Registration
Livestream: Fighting America’s Wars: From the Civil War through Vietnam Veterans Legacy Program Each lecture/discussion will address the seminar’s key questions in relation to a specific war: Who serves, and why? How was each war fought, and what...
2024 Teacher Seminar Livestream Registration Calendar
Register to Livestream Lectures from Our Four In-Person Seminars A List of Livestream Lectures by Date Cost: Free Location: Online Options: A compilation of all the lectures from four Teacher Seminars In Person Dates: July 14–July 26, 2024...
Livestream Registration for Statesmanship in American History
Livestream: Statesmanship in American History Program Dates : July 15–18, 2024 Location : Online (Broadcast from Princeton, New Jersey) Cost : Free Image Source: James Madison by Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1805–1807 (Bowdoin College Museum of Art)
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George Washington and His World
George Washington and His World Led by: Prof. Denver Brunsman (George Washington University) Course Number: AMHI 623 Semesters: New Course Image: A portrait of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale, ca. 1846 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 24.109.86...
Origins of the Civil War
Origins of the Civil War Led by: Prof. James Oakes (CUNY Graduate Center) Course Number: AMHI 640 Semesters: Spring 2020, Fall 2024 Image: A photograph of African Americans near a canal in Richmond, Virginia, by Alexander Gardner, 1865 (The Gilder...
Dwight D. Eisenhower and His Times
Dwight D. Eisenhower and His Times Led by: Prof. Michael Birkner (Gettysburg College) Course Number: AMHI 658 Semesters: New Course Image: Dwight Eisenhower, ca. 1945 (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC00162.23)
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American Indian History: 1900 to the Present
American Indian History: 1900 to the Present Led by: Prof. Donald Fixico (Arizona State University) Course Number: AMHI 602 Semesters: Summer 2023, Fall 2024 Image: A stereograph by Strohmeyer & Wyman, Indian Chiefs: Quanah Parker, Geronimo,...
American Immigration History
American Immigration History Led by : Prof. Madeline Hsu (University of Maryland) Course Number : AMHI 680 Semesters : Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2024 Image: James Burton, “The New Immigrant Station on Ellis Island,” Harper’s Weekly ,...
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