Lesson Plan Native American Cultures and the Impact of the Boarding Schools 3, 4, 5 Click to download this four-lesson unit.
Video: Inside The Vault 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...
Video: Book Breaks 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...
Video: Book Breaks 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...
Video: Book Breaks 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...
Video: Inside The Vault 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...
Lesson Plan What Does Liberty Look Like? Government and Civics " We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness ." Declaration of...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" Government and Civics, Literature On July 7, 2022, our curators discussed Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense . They were joined by Eric Slauter, Associate Professor of English at the University of Chicago, who provided an overview of the pamphlet’s publication...
Video: Book Breaks Eric Rauchway - "Why the New Deal Matters" Economics Eric Rauchway is a professor of history at the University of California, Davis. Order Why the New Deal Matters at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank...
Video: Book Breaks Fay Yarbrough - "Choctaw Confederates: The American Civil War in Indian Country" Economics Fay Yarbrough is a professor of history at Rice University. Order Choctaw Confederates at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our...