Essay The Road to War Chandra M. Manning Economics, Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ ‘A house divided against itself can not stand’ I believe this government can not endure permanently, half slave, and half free . . . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it...
History Now Essay Getting Ready to Lead a World Economy: Enterprise in Nineteenth-Century America Joyce Appleby Economics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ When Jefferson won the presidency in 1801, his victory had an economic impact as great as the political one. The establishment of the new government under the Constitution twelve years earlier had laid the foundation for an integrated... Appears in: 24 | Shaping the American Economy Summer 2010
News Join us for the Frederick Douglass Book Prize Virtual Ceremony on February 17 Please join us Thursday, February 17 for a special virtual event: The 23rd annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize . One of the most coveted awards for the study of slavery and abolition, this $25,000 prize is sponsored jointly by the...
News Announcing the 2021 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalists Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition today announced the finalists for the twenty-third annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize , one of the most coveted awards for the study of the...
News Study the Origins of the Civil War with James Oakes, Distinguished Professor of History, CUNY Graduate Center The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University are pleased to announce that registration for Spring 2020 courses is now open for the online Master of Arts in American History Program for K–12 teachers affiliated...