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History School

This summer we are offering three AP prep courses led by Gilder Lehrman master teachers. AP US History: "Complex Understanding": July 2–August 13 AP African American Studies: An Overview: July 10–August 14 AP US Government and Politics: The US...

Classroom Resources

Historical Context: American Slavery in Comparative Perspective

Economics, World History

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Of the ten to sixteen million Africans who survived the voyage to the New World, more than one-third landed in Brazil and between 60 and 70 percent ended up in Brazil or the sugar colonies of the Caribbean. Only 6 percent arrived in...

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Historical Context: Mexican Americans and the Great Depression

Economics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

In February 1930 in San Antonio, Texas, 5000 Mexicans and Mexican Americans gathered at the city’s railroad station to depart the United States for settlement in Mexico. In August, a special train carried another 2000 to central...