Video: Book Breaks Van Gosse - "The First Reconstruction: Black Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War Order The First Reconstruction at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our programs!
Essay World War II Kenneth T. Jackson World War II was the central event of the twentieth century. It involved all six major continents, all three of the great oceans on the planet, scores of countries, and billions of people. It caused 57 million deaths and unimaginable...
Classroom Resources Infographic: The Civil Rights Revolution: Interpreting Statistics Economics, Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 African American Voter Registrations Questions to Think About What difference did the Voting Rights Act make in black voter participation in the states that had been part of the Confederacy? In which states was the impact greatest? ...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: Jewish American Soldiers & Jewish Refugees after World War II Geography, Government and Civics, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In the wake of World War II, American servicemen helped Jewish refugees come to the United States. Join us as we learn more about the servicemen’s work through primary sources. Who were these people? What are their stories? On...
History Now Essay The Korean War Allan R. Millett World History 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ The Korean War was three different conflicts from the perspective of the disparate groups who fought in it. For North and South Korea, the conflict was a civil war, a struggle with no possible compromise between two competing visions... Appears in: 31 | Perspectives on America’s Wars Spring 2012
History Now Essay Different Perspectives on the Civil Rights Movement Anthony J. Badger Economics, Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In 1984 Jimmy Carter reflected on growing up in the segregated South. He recalled that as a young child, he, like many white children, had had an African American child as his closest friend. The two children spent all their play time... Appears in: 8 | The Civil Rights Movement Summer 2006
Essay American Indians Elliott West Economics, World History 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ If history is the story of what people have done, then American history began thousands of years ago, and by far most of it is that of Indian peoples and their ancestors before Europeans arrived. Historians, however, disagree over...
Video: Book Breaks Matthew F. Delmont - "Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad" Government and Civics Matthew F. Delmont is the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History at Dartmouth College. Order Half American at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided...
History Now Essay The Passage of the Civil Rights Act Clay Risen Government and Civics When the Civil Rights Act passed fifty years ago, it was immediately hailed as one of the most important pieces of legislation of the twentieth century. Not only did it ban discrimination in hotels, restaurants, public parks, schools,... Appears in: 41 | The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Legislating Equality Winter 2015