Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ During the 1858 US Senate race, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas held seven debates from August through October. Despite losing the election to Douglas, Lincoln rose from local Illinois politician to national prominence. In...
About page Open Positions at the Gilder Lehrman Institute Internship Program Read more about our Internship Program. Development and Donor Communications Manager The Organization The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) is the nation’s leading American history organization...
Basic Page US Political History Since 1945 US Political History Since 1945 Led by: Prof. Beverly Gage (Yale University) Course Number: AMHI 635 Semesters: New Course Image: A 1964 campaign button supporting Lyndon B. Johnson (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC09750) ...
Basic Page American Art and Material Culture of the 18th and 19th Centuries American Art and Material Culture of the 18th and 19th Centuries Led by: Prof. Jennifer Van Horn (University of Delaware) Course Number: AMHI 618 Semesters: New Course Image: A landscape watercolor painted by Ulysses S. Grant as a cadet at West...
Basic Page The History of Latina and Latino People in the US The History of Latina and Latino People in the US Led by: Prof. Geraldo Cadava (Northwestern University) Course Number: AMHI 682 Semesters: Summer 2023, Spring 2025 Image: Associated Press, Coretta Scott King and Cėsar Chavez join hands during Mass,...
Basic Page All Upcoming Events All Upcoming Events All Upcoming Events January 2025 Free Book Breaks All Audiences Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET Victor Luckerson Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black...