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EduHam Online April 2022 Newsletter: Announcing the 2021-22 Winners!

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...

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David Eltis - "Atlas of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade"

Government and Civics

David Eltis is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor Emeritus of History at Emory University. Order Atlas of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the...

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Robert W. Lee - "A Sin by Any Other Name: Reckoning with Racism and the Heritage of the South"

Government and Civics

Robert W. Lee is an author, activist, commentator, and clergyman. Order A Sin by Any Other Name at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for...

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Native American Cultures and the Impact of the Boarding Schools

3, 4, 5

Click to download this four-lesson unit.

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Inside the Vault: The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt

Geography, Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy, World History

On May 5, 2022, our curators discussed documents written by President Theodore Roosevelt. Joined by his great-grandson Tweed Roosevelt, we learned more about Roosevelt and his legacy. This session of Inside the Vault was sponsored by...

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Paul Ortiz - "An African American and Latinx History of the United States"

Government and Civics

Paul Ortiz is an associate professor of history and the director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida. Order An African American and Latinx History of the United States at the Gilder Lehrman Book...

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Classroom-Ready PD Modules

Our Classroom-Ready PD modules have been designed to provide teachers with ready-made, classroom-friendly resources on the origins and evolution of key topics in American history that have great resonance today. The new online modules...

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June 2, 2022, Veterans Legacy Program Virtual Program: History of Women in the US Military

In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, we have been pleased to offer free professional development sessions in the spring of 2022 focusing on different aspects of America’s Unseen Soldiers...

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Linda Colley - "The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen"

Government and Civics

Linda Colley is the Shelby M. C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University. Order The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...

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How Did We Get Here? On Demand: “Race Relations and African American History,” Volumes 1 and 2

How Did We Get Here? is a professional development series offered by the Gilder Lehrman Institute that provides teachers with ready-made, classroom-friendly resources on topics in American history that are front-and-center in current...

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Brenda Stevenson - "What Is Slavery?"

Government and Civics, World History

Order What Is Slavery? at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our programs!

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Noah Feldman - "The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America"

Government and Civics

Noah Feldman is Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Chairman of the Society of Fellows, and founding director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at Harvard University. Order The Broken Constitution at the...

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Gilder Lehrman Institute Voting Rights Project Wins 2022 Leonore Annenberg Award

$200,000 prize to develop curriculum on the role of states in voting May 18, 2022, PHILADELPHIA – The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has been awarded the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics Award by the Annenberg...

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Gilder Lehrman Institute Voting Rights Project Wins 2022 Leonore Annenberg Award

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has been awarded the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics Award by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania to develop a high school program on the...

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Explorers and Exploration in Early American History: Shifting the Narrative, 1489-1609

3, 4, 5

Click to download this five-lesson unit.

Spotlight on: Primary Source

Teddy Roosevelt campaigns for a third term, 1912

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

In February 1912, former president Theodore Roosevelt stunned the country by challenging President William Howard Taft for the Republican nomination. The move was not only a rejection of his friend Taft, it also violated an unwritten...

Spotlight on: Primary Source

Theodore Roosevelt supports women’s suffrage, 1912

Government and Civics

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

In this letter written in July 1912, during his campaign for a thrid term as president, Theodore Roosevelt informs the state and county chairmen of the Progressive Party of his plan to support women’s suffrage. The document shows the...

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Inside the Vault: D-Day in maps and letters from soldiers and families

Geography, Government and Civics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

On June 2, 2022, our curators discussed D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. They were joined by Professor Michael Neiberg, Chair of War Studies at the US Army War College, who gave an overview of the battle and...

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Two New Self-Paced Courses: History of Childhood in America and Making Modern America

The Gilder Lehrman Institute is excited to offer two new Self-Paced Courses. History of Childhood in America , led by Steven Mintz, University of Texas at Austin Making Modern America , led by Margaret O’Mara, University of Washington...

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Timeline: The Era of Theodore Roosevelt

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Announcing the Gilder Lehrman College Fellows in American History for 2022

May 24, 2022, NEW YORK CITY – The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to announce the selection of ten Gilder Lehrman College Fellows in American History for 2022. Through its newly launched College Fellowship Program in American...

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Marcia Chatelain - "Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America"

Economics

Marcia Chatelain is a Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University. Order Franchise at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every...

History Now Issue

The Declaration of Independence and the Long Struggle for Equality in America

#63 Summer 2022

History Now Essay

The Escape of Black Women during the American Revolution

Karen Cook Bell

In 1961, Morgan State University historian Dr. Benjamin Quarles published the now classic study The Negro in the American Revolution , which became the definitive account of the role African Americans played in the War for...

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63 | The Declaration of Independence and the Long Struggle for Equality in America Summer 2022

History Now Essay

A Second Declaration of Independence: The 1848 Declaration of Sentiments

Sally G. McMillen

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. [1] Upon casual reading, this phrase should sound familiar. Yet unlike what appeared in our nation’s 1776 Declaration of Independence, the 1848...

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63 | The Declaration of Independence and the Long Struggle for Equality in America Summer 2022

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EduHam Online April 2022 Newsletter: Announcing the 2021-22 Winners!

David Eltis - "Atlas of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade"

Robert W. Lee - "A Sin by Any Other Name: Reckoning with Racism and the Heritage of the South"

Native American Cultures and the Impact of the Boarding Schools

Inside the Vault: The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt

Paul Ortiz - "An African American and Latinx History of the United States"

Classroom-Ready PD Modules

June 2, 2022, Veterans Legacy Program Virtual Program: History of Women in the US Military

Linda Colley - "The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen"

How Did We Get Here? On Demand: “Race Relations and African American History,” Volumes 1 and 2

Brenda Stevenson - "What Is Slavery?"

Noah Feldman - "The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America"

Gilder Lehrman Institute Voting Rights Project Wins 2022 Leonore Annenberg Award

Gilder Lehrman Institute Voting Rights Project Wins 2022 Leonore Annenberg Award

Explorers and Exploration in Early American History: Shifting the Narrative, 1489-1609

Teddy Roosevelt campaigns for a third term, 1912

Theodore Roosevelt supports women’s suffrage, 1912

Inside the Vault: D-Day in maps and letters from soldiers and families

Two New Self-Paced Courses: History of Childhood in America and Making Modern America

Timeline: The Era of Theodore Roosevelt

Announcing the Gilder Lehrman College Fellows in American History for 2022

Marcia Chatelain - "Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America"

The Declaration of Independence and the Long Struggle for Equality in America

The Escape of Black Women during the American Revolution

A Second Declaration of Independence: The 1848 Declaration of Sentiments

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