News The Declaration of Independence of Peter Timothy: Printer, Prisoner, and Patriot Every Independence Day, amidst the barbeques and fireworks, millions of Americans recall the start of our nation and the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence who declared the freedom of the thirteen colonies from...
Program/Event Hamilton Education Program The Gilder Lehrman Institute is proud to partner with the producers of Hamilton on the Hamilton Education Program. The Hamilton Education Program is part of the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s broader mission to improve the teaching and...
Program/Event Hamilton Education Program Online The goal of the Hamilton Education Program Online is to help students in grades 6–12 see the relevance of the founding era by using primary sources to create a performance piece (e.g., a song, rap, poem, or scene) following the model...
News Five Lessons for Frederick Douglass’s Fifth of July Speech Frederick Douglass, who had escaped slavery in 1838, delivered an address commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Ladies of the Rochester Anti-Slavery Sewing Society on July 5, 1852. The...
News Add Your Own Post to These Excellent #mygli25 Teacher Posts! Teachers, students, administrators, scholars, history buffs! We would love to hear your story! In honor of the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s 25th Anniversary , we are gathering as many GLI tales as we can and then sharing them on...
News Gilder Lehrman Interns Explore Campaigns for and against Impeachment of Richard Nixon Today, the many ways Americans can easily voice our political opinions can make it hard to imagine a time when there were no such instantaneous options. Signing an online petition, posting an article to Facebook, or sharing a hashtag...
History Now Essay Adella Hunt Logan: Suffragist and Educator Adele Logan Alexander My new book, Princess of the Hither Isles , traces the life of my paternal grandmother, Adella Hunt Logan, who’s intrigued me for as long as I can remember. During my childhood, she felt like a major presence in my life. Not only was... Appears in: 54 | African American Women in Leadership Summer 2019 57 | Black Voices in American Historiography Summer 2020
News Study the Lives of the Enslaved with Daina Ramey Berry, 2018 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalist In 2018 Professor Daina Ramey Berry was one of four finalists for the Frederick Douglass Book Prize for The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, from Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation (Beacon Press). She...
News Study the Civil War through the Letters and Diaries of Soldiers and Nurses with Dartmouth Professor Robert Bonner Professor Robert Bonner, Professor of History, Department Chair, and Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor in Biography at Dartmouth College, offers unique perspectives on the Civil War—the perspectives of men and women who participated in the...
History Now Essay The Heart and Soul of Fannie Lou Hamer, An Extraordinary African American Leader Earnest N. Bracey Government and Civics Fannie Lou Hamer was born October 6, 1917, in Montgomery County, Mississippi, to Ella and James Lee Townsend (her sharecropping parents), who taught her to never quit in her endeavors-a creed she tried to live by her entire life. Of... Appears in: 54 | African American Women in Leadership Summer 2019 57 | Black Voices in American Historiography Summer 2020
History Now Essay The Persistence of Ida B. Wells: Reform Leader and Civil Rights Activist Kristina DuRocher In an 1892 speech, Ida B. Wells told her audience, “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” [1] She lived these words, determinedly and vocally confronting every social injustice she encountered. Wells (1862... Appears in: 54 | African American Women in Leadership Summer 2019
News Summer 2019 Teacher Seminars Follow American History around Country and Beyond June 16–22 Thirty-four K–12 teachers attended New Orleans and the History of the American South at the Historic New Orleans Collection led by Pamela Tyler, Associate Professor of History (retired), University of Southern Mississippi,...
History Now Essay Ten Ways to Teach Rosa Parks Jeanne Theoharis and Say Burgin Adapted and reprinted with permission from The Nation [Issue of December 1, 2015] On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus and was arrested. Her courageous action galvanized a yearlong community... Appears in: 54 | African American Women in Leadership Summer 2019
History Now Essay From the Editor Carol Berkin When the newly elected female members of Congress posed for their pictures in 2018, most chose to stand in front of the portrait of Shirley Chisholm. Chisholm, who served from 1969 to 1983, was not only the first African American... Appears in: 54 | African American Women in Leadership Summer 2019
News Summer 2019 Teacher Seminars, Weeks and 4 and 5 Held at colleges and historic sites across the US and abroad, Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminars offer teachers daily programs with leading historians, visits to local historic sites, and hands-on work with primary sources. Teachers...
Video: Book Breaks R. Isabela Morales - "Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom" Economics, Geography R. Isabela Morales is a historian who currently serves as the editor of the Princeton & Slavery Project at Princeton University. Order Happy Dreams of Liberty at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission...
News AJHS's Gemma Birnbaum on Sponsorship of the Making Modern America Teacher Seminar In our twenty-ninth year offering Teacher Seminars , the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is very pleased, once again, to welcome the sponsorship of the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) for Making Modern America:...
News Classroom and Parent Resources for Presidents' Day Presidents’ Day, celebrated on the third Monday in February, recognizes the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, ten days apart from each other. We offer many classroom and home study resources for learning more, not...
News Asian American and Pacific Islander Historical Resources from the Gilder Lehrman Institute We celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month by offering these GLI resources. Inside the Vault Videos Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection is a free monthly online program that highlights...
Video: Book Breaks Ilyon Woo - "Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey From Slavery to Freedom" Foreign Languages, Geography Ilyon Woo is a writer whose work has appeared in the Boston Globe and the Wall Street Journal . Her research has received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Antiquarian Society. Order Master Slave...
News Network with New Friends and Meet Up with Old Friends at the GLI Teacher Symposium This Summer In July 2022, teachers from across the United States learned, networked, and grew together as they worked closely with renowned scholars in various fields of American history at the Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium at Gettysburg...
News Learn about American Indian History since 1890 at the GLI Teacher Symposium The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to return to Gettysburg College for our second annual Teacher Symposium from July 16 to July 19. We highlight here one of the seven exciting courses offered: American Indian History since 1890...
News Free Copies of Slavery and Abolition in the Founding Era for Affiliate School Teachers In honor of Black History Month, the Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to offer our Affiliate School teachers a free copy of Slavery and Abolition in the Founding Era: Black and White Voices . This book brings together long...
About page 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipients Announced February 27, 2023 — The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Jon Meacham , author of And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle (Random House), and Jonathan W. White , author of A House...
News 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipients Announced The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Jon Meacham , author of And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle (Random House), and Jonathan W. White , author of A House Built by Slaves:...
Video: Book Breaks Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham - "From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans" Art, Economics, Foreign Languages, Geography, Government and Civics, Literature, Religion and Philosophy, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Order From Slavery to Freedom at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate...
Video: Book Breaks Nicole Eustace - "Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America" Foreign Languages, Geography, Government and Civics, World History Nicole Eustace is a professor of history at New York University. Order Covered with Night at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our...
News Book Breaks in March: Ken Burns and More Journey through America Since 2020, Book Breaks has featured renowned historians and authors discussing their new or otherwise cornerstone publications live with Book Breaks hosts and participating in Q&A sessions with home audiences. March 5 – Samantha...
News GLI Teacher Symposium Courses Filling Quickly Courses are filling up! The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to return to Gettysburg College for our second annual Teacher Symposium from July 16 to July 19. Right now, three of the seven courses are nearly full : The American...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: Food Purity, Prohibition, and the 1884 Election Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy On March 2, 2023, our curators were joined by Lisa M. F. Andersen, Director of Academic Strategy at the Gilder Lehrman Institute, to discuss an 1884 pamphlet accusing presidential candidate Grover Cleveland of favoring “adulterated”...
Video: Book Breaks Samantha Seeley - "Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain: Migration and the Making of the Early United States" Geography, Government and Civics, World History Samantha Seeley is an assistant professor of history at the University of Richmond. Order Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...
Video: Book Breaks David Waldstreicher - "The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's Journeys through American Slavery and Independence" Art, Foreign Languages, Literature, Religion and Philosophy, World History David Waldstreicher is a Distinguished Professor of History, American Studies, and Africana Studies at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center. Order The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We...
News Congratulations to the 2023 EduHam Online Winners! The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Hamilton are pleased to announce the twenty winners of the Hamilton Education Program Online, a free program for middle and high school students nationwide. All participants—either...
About page Linda Pace Linda Pace was partner and vice chairman of Global Credit at the Carlyle Group and currently serves as chair of Carlyle’s public and private Business Development Companies. She began her career at Carlyle over two decades ago focusing...
About page The Gilder Lehrman Institute Partners with the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute to Teach the History of Spain's Role in Shaping the United States New York, NY, March 17, 2023 —The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) today signed an agreement with the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute (QSSI) ensuring that schools in the Institute’s Affiliate School network will learn...
About page WINNERS OF THE 2023 EDUHAM ONLINE PERFORMANCE VIDEO COMPETITION AND LOTTERY ANNOUNCED Hamilton and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Bring Hands-On History to Schools NEW YORK, NY (March 16)-- Hamilton and The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) today announced the twenty outstanding...
News Join Ken Burns on BOOK BREAKS this Sunday Sunday March 26 – Ken Burns on Our America: A Photographic History Book Breaks is a weekly interview series with historians held every Sunday at 2 pm ET (11 am PT) on Zoom. Our hosts interview renowned scholars and discuss their...
News Register Now for Summer 2023 American History MA Courses The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History allows K–12 educators, National Park Service rangers, and public history professionals to pursue a master’s degree from anywhere in the world. Registration is now open for...
Video: Book Breaks Marc J. Selverstone - "The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam" Geography, Government and Civics, World History Marc J. Selverstone, an associate professor in Presidential Studies, heads the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, where he edits the secret White House tapes of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B....
News International Press for GLI's Spanish-American Curriculum Partnership with the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) has partnered with the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute (QSSI) to collaborate on creating teaching materials, including posters sent to more than 6,000 K–12 schools nationwide, that...
About page Spring 2023 Newsletter Thanks to your support of the Gilder Lehrman Institute, we are charging into spring and summer with a full spectrum of events and programs for students, teachers, and the general public! We particularly look forward to our 2023 Gala...
Program/Event Student Opportunities | 2023–2024 Voting Rights Prizes As part of The Right to Vote: The Role of States and the US Constitution , the Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to announce the ten winners of the Voting Rights Prizes. These entries (eight submitted individually, two...
Program/Event 2023–2024 Voting Rights Prizes Rules and Guidelines Overview The 2023–2024 Voting Rights Prizes Contest ( “Contest” ) is designed to celebrate outstanding student work using material from The Right to Vote project for civic engagement. In 2023, this Contest will provide ten ...
Program/Event David McCullough Essay Prizes: 2020 Contest Winners More than 200 rising 11th and 12th grade students in our National Academy of American History and Civics submitted essays. These entries were reviewed by a panel of our master teachers, with twenty-two finalists then reviewed by a...
Program/Event David McCullough Essay Prizes: 2021 Contest Winners More than seventy rising 11th and 12th grade students in our National Academy of American History and Civics submitted essays. These entries were reviewed by a panel of our master teachers, with twenty-three finalists then reviewed by...