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The Story of America: Essays on Origins

Government and Civics, Literature, Religion and Philosophy

Historian Jill Lepore (David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard and a staff writer at the New Yorker ) discusses her 2012 book, The Story of America: Essays on Origins (Princeton University Press). ...

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Economic and Financial Crises in American History

Economics, Government and Civics

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Anti-Federalism and Dissent in Constitutional History

Government and Civics

For our first live web chat for Affiliate Schools, Fordham University historian Saul Cornell joined Gilder Lehrman Institute President James Basker to discuss constitutional history and the modern-day implications of dissent in the...

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Learning from Lincoln

Government and Civics, Literature

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

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Exchanges of Culture and Conflict in the Southwest

Economics, Geography, Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History

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Professor DeLay looks at changes in thought, technology, and outlook that prompted early exploration, and Spain’s late entry into colonial pursuits.

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Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin

Literature

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

Historian Jill Lepore of Harvard University discusses her book, Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin, a finalist for the 2013 National Book Award, with James G. Basker, president of the Gilder Lehrman Institute. ...

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A Teacher’s Tour of Ford’s Theatre

Government and Civics, Literature

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

Historian Matthew Pinsker (Dickinson College) leads a tour of Ford’s Theatre campus, including the main building, the Petersen House, and the Center for Education and Leadership, to explore how history teachers can use the site’s...

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What Would Lincoln Do? How Lincoln’s Legacy is Used and Abused in Today’s Washington

Government and Civics

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

During the partial government shutdown of 2013, an expert panel of historians and policy analysts convened in Washington, DC, to discuss the presence of Abraham Lincoln’s legacy in contemporary politics. ...

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The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States

Government and Civics

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

Bancroft and Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Gordon S. Wood, the Alva O. Way University Professor and Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University, discusses his 2011 essay collection, The Idea of America: Reflections on the...

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A Teacher’s Tour of the Battle of Gettysburg

Government and Civics

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

Historian Matthew Pinsker leads a virtual teacher’s tour of the Battle of Gettysburg, highlighting key moments and individuals to illustrate the broad story of the battle, its implications for the Civil War, and its legacy in...

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The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

Government and Civics

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

Columbia University historian Eric Foner discusses his most recent work, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, with James G. Basker, president of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Professor Foner was...

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Jim Crow Wisdom: Memory and Identity in Black America since 1940

Literature

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Yale University historian Jonathan Holloway discusses his 2013 work, Jim Crow Wisdom: Memory and Identity in Black America since 1940, with James Basker, President of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Professor...

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"Let the Word Go Forth": Symbols and Images in JFK’s Inaugural Address

Government and Civics

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

University of Virginia historian Barbara Perry describes John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address, including background information on the President’s life and family, the writing of the speech, and major accomplishments of his...

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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Brooklyn College historian Jeanne Theoharis discusses the life of Rosa Parks with Gilder Lehrman president James G. Basker. Professor Theoharis's 2013 biography of Parks is the first academic study of the activist's life, and noted...

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New Spirits: Americans in the Gilded Age

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Vassar College historian Rebecca Edwards discusses some of the complexities of the Gilded Age with Gilder Lehrman President James Basker. Professor Edwards's 2006 study, New Spirits: Americans in the Gilded Age, offers a nuanced view...

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Earth Day 1970: The Teach-In That Made the Green Generation

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

University of Delaware historian Adam Rome discusses the origins of the modern environmental movement in an interview about his book, The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation. ...

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America’s Emergence as a Global Power

Geography, World History

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Jeremi Suri, a historian at the University of Texas at Austin, argues that Americans have never been isolated from international politics and military conflicts, but rather have projected power on the world stage since before the...

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Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America

Art, Literature

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

Lafayette College historian Donald Miller discusses his new book, Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America, in an interview with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. ...

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Roundtable discussion on American Antislavery Writings

Government and Civics, Literature, Religion and Philosophy

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

On December 2, 2014, four scholars joined Gilder Lehrman president and Barnard College professor James G. Basker for a roundtable discussion on American antislavery writings. The panel included Elizabeth Alexander (Yale), Christopher...

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Historians Now: The Fiery Trial by Eric Foner

Government and Civics

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

Eric Foner discusses his book The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery. The book begins with Lincoln's youth and through his career The book follows Lincoln's personal and political positions on slavery from childhood...

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Historians Now: Mourning Lincoln by Martha Hodes

Government and Civics

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

Martha Hodes discusses her book Mourning Lincoln. Hodes is the first historian to delve into personal and private responses—of African Americans and whites, Yankees and Confederates, men and women, soldiers and civilians, rich and...

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Historians Now: Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln by Richard Brookhiser

Government and Civics

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

Richard Brookhiser discusses his book, Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln . Brookhiser traces Lincoln's quest to follow in the footsteps of the Founding Fathers.

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Historians Now: The Radical and the Republican by James Oakes

Government and Civics

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

James Oakes discusses his book, The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics.

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Historians Now: Lincoln’s Selected Writings edited by David S. Reynolds

Government and Civics, Literature

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

David S. Reynolds talks about editing the Norton Critical Edition of Lincoln's Selected Writings. The volume not only includes an wide range of annotated texts, but perspectives on Lincoln's writings from his contemporaries and...

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Historians Now: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

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

David McCullough discusses his new book The Wright Brothers.

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