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Period 8: 1945-1980 (AP US History)

Period 8: 1945-1980 After World War II, the United States grappled with prosperity and unfamiliar international responsibilities while struggling to live up to its ideals. Topics may include The Cold War and the Red Scare America as a World Power...

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Period 9: 1980-Present (AP US History)

Period 9: 1980-Present As the United States transitioned to a new century filled with challenges and possibilities, it experienced renewed ideological and cultural debates, sought to redefine its foreign policy, and adapted to economic globalization...

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Ronald C. White - "On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain"

Government and Civics

Ronald C. White Jr. is an American historian, bestselling author, and lecturer. Order On Great Fields at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for...

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H.W. Brands - "Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics"

Government and Civics

H. W. Brands holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. Order Founding Partisans at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...

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What’s That Sound? Teaching the 1960s through Popular Music

Brian Ward

Art

There’s Something Happening Here . . . The 1960s was one of the most dramatic and controversial decades in American history. Opinions about its achievements and failures continue to be divided between those who condemn the decade as...

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Remembering Sandra Day O'Connor (1930-2023)

On December 1, 2023, trailblazing Justice Sandra Day O’Connor died at age 93. O’Connor became the first female US Supreme Court justice on September 25, 1981, nominated by President Ronald Reagan and sworn in by Chief Justice Warren...

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Stacy Schiff - "The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams"

Government and Civics

Stacy Schiff is a Pulitzer Prize–winning author. Order The Revolutionary at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our programs! ...

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Inside the Vault: “Pathological liar”: Harry Truman and the rise of Joseph McCarthy in 1950

Government and Civics

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In February 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy accused more than 200 staff at the Department of State of being members of the Communist Party. How did President Harry Truman respond to the attack on his administration? On December 7, 2023...

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Theresa Runstedtler - "Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation That Saved the Soul of the NBA"

Theresa Runstedtler is an associate professor of history at American University. Order Black Ball at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for...

History Now Essay

Trumbull's Declaration, and Ours

Richard Brookhiser

Art

In November 1826 John Trumbull’s paintings of the American Revolution were installed in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, DC. The most famous of them is his depiction of the Declaration of Independence being presented to the...

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69 | The Reception and Impact of the Declaration of Independence, 1776-1826 Winter 2023

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The Revolutionary Era West, before and after American Independence

Jessica Choppin Roney

Geography, Government and Civics, World History

In December 1772, a year before angry colonists heaved chests of East India tea into Boston Harbor, the British government seemed on the cusp of creating a new North American colony. Named “Vandalia,” in honor of Queen Charlotte’s...

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69 | The Reception and Impact of the Declaration of Independence, 1776-1826 Winter 2023

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The Fight for LGBT Rights after World War II

Timothy Stewart-Winter

The oppression of LGBT Americans did not begin in the post–World War II decades, but they faced increasingly systematic exclusion from public life, in part resulting from the Cold War political climate of fear and distrust of people...

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The Disability Rights Movement in America

Jaipreet Virdi

Disabled people have always fought for their rights. This is because they know that every policy issue, health crisis, inaccessible space, and fight for justice is a disability issue. Demanding access and advocacy for all people,...

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The Proclamation, Reading, and Immediate Reception of the Declaration of Independence

John R. Vile

Government and Civics

The Declaration of Independence, which the Second Continental Congress adopted on July 4, 1776, is America’s birth certificate, and patriots greeted it with joy similar to that surrounding the birth of a child. The Declaration...

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69 | The Reception and Impact of the Declaration of Independence, 1776-1826 Winter 2023

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Lemuel Haynes, Young African American Patriot of the 1770s

John Saillant

Literature, Religion and Philosophy

In 1776, Lemuel Haynes was a young veteran of the War of Independence who was envisioning his future. He had been an indentured servant from his birth in 1753 to his coming of age in 1774. After being released from indenture, he...

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69 | The Reception and Impact of the Declaration of Independence, 1776-1826 Winter 2023

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Judith Sargent Murray and the Declaration of Independence

Sheila L. Skemp

Literature

Judith Stevens (as she was then) was just twenty-five years old when a group of men in Philadelphia boldly declared the American colonies’ independence from England. Insisting that all men were created equal, and claiming that all...

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The Reception and Impact of the Declaration of Independence, 1776-1826

#69 Winter 2023

History Now Essay

From the Editor

Carol Berkin

The Declaration of Independence produced a crisis of loyalties for the American people. For many, it was a just and fair call for release from the control of a British king and Parliament that had turned a mother country into an...

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Mark Whitaker- "Saying It Loud: 1966―The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement"

Government and Civics

Mark Whitaker is a best-selling author and a journalist who served as editor of Newsweek. Order Saying It Loud at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank...

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Jonathan W. White - "Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade"

Government and Civics

Jonathan W. White is a professor of American studies at Christopher Newport University. Order Shipwrecked at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for...

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Inside the Vault: The San Francisco Earthquake

Geography, Government and Civics

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“Wednesday, April 18th. will go down in history as the date of the most terrible calamity the United States, and particularly California, has ever known. I do not feel much like writing about it. Would feel better if I could cry but...

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2023 David McCullough Prize Winners

2023 David McCullough Prize Winners Read the prize-winning essays, selected from more than one hundred and fifty students’ entries. These entries were reviewed by a panel of our master teachers, and the finalists were...

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Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed, 2024 Gala Honoree

Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed, 2024 Gala Honoree Annette Gordon-Reed Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. A renowned law professor and scholar of American history, Annette has held...

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Ruth & Sid Lapidus, 2024 Gala Honorees

Ruth & Sid Lapidus, 2024 Gala Honorees Ruth Lapidus Ruth Lapidus graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and Hunter College in New York City. She has an MA in public health administration from Pace University and...

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Bill & Lia Poorvu, 2024 Gala Honorees

Bill & Lia Poorvu, 2024 Gala Honorees Bill Poorvu Bill Poorvu is an entrepreneur and educator with more than sixty years of experience in his fields. He holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard University....

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Elizabeth Varon- "Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South"

Government and Civics

Elizabeth R. Varon is the Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History at the University of Virginia. Order Longstreet at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...

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Maurizio Valsania- "First Among Men: George Washington and the Myth of American Masculinity"

Government and Civics

Maurizio Valsania is a professor of American history at the University of Turin, Italy. Order First Among Men at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you...

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America's Role in the World: World War I to World War II

Michael Neiberg

Government and Civics, World History

Between World War I and World War II the United States emerged on the world stage as a superpower. This ascendancy had military, economic, humanitarian, and cultural dimensions. Some Americans expressed discomfort with this unwelcome...

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Sarah Parry Myers - "Earning Their Wings: The WASPs of World War II and the Fight for Veteran Recognition"

Sarah Parry Myers is an assistant professor of history at Messiah University. Order Earning Their Wings at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for...

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Nominate a Teacher for the 2024 National History Teacher of the Year

Nominations are open for the 2024 National History Teacher of the Year Award! Each year, we honor 53 teachers from across the country who have made an impact in their school community. We encourage you to submit a nomination for a...

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Announcing the 2024 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Finalists

New York, NY, February 1, 2024—The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize: Frank J. Cirillo, The Abolitionist Civil War: Immediatists and the...

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Steven Hahn - "Forging America: A Continental History"

Government and Civics

Steven Howard Hahn is a professor of history at New York University. Order Forging America at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our...

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Understanding Lincoln: First Inaugural Address (1861)

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Watch this close reading of a document by Abraham Lincoln, with Dickinson College historian Matthew Pinsker.

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Understanding Lincoln: First Draft of Emancipation (1862)

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Understanding Lincoln: Cooper Union Speech (1860)

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Inside the Vault: Lincoln’s Refusal to Pardon Nathaniel Gordon

Government and Civics

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“It becomes my painful duty to admonish the prisoner that, relinquishing all expectation of pardon by Human Authority, he refer himself alone to the mercy of the Common God and Father of all men.” —Abraham Lincoln, February 4, 1862...

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The United States and the Space Race

James Spiller

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History

On July 20, 1969, 650 million people witnessed an astounding event. They tuned in to live broadcasts of the first lunar landing and heard American astronaut Neil Armstrong’s famous words, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap...

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Explore Black History Month Resources

In celebration of Black History Month, the Gilder Lehrman Institute highlights resources for studying Black history in America through curated groupings of documents and accompanying materials. Frederick Douglass Resources The Gilder...

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Allen C. Guelzo - "Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment"

Government and Civics

Allen C. Guelzo serves as the Thomas W. Smith Distinguished Research Scholar and Director of the Initiative on Politics and Statesmanship in the James Madison Program at Princeton University. Order Our Ancient Faith at the Gilder...

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Nominations Now Open for the 2024 National History Teacher of the Year

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History celebrates outstanding K–12 educators, providing a valuable opportunity to recognize and embrace diversity in education New York, February 12, 2024—Nominations are now open for the...

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"On Juneteenth": A Conversation with Annette Gordon-Reed

Recording of a Book Talk on On Juneteenth presented by author Annette Gordon-Reed (Harvard University) in conversation with Edward L. Ayers (University of Richmond).

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History U | Lyndon Johnson and American Liberalism

Lyndon Johnson and American Liberalism Watch Michael Flamm, Professor of History, Ohio Wesleyan University discuss Lyndon Johnson as part of the History U course "1960s in Historical Perspective." The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s...

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History U | The Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation Watch Denver Brunsman, Associate Professor of History at George Washington University, discuss the Articles of Confederation as part of the History U course "Foundations of American Government." The...

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History U | American Indian History Introduction

American Indian History Introduction Watch Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone), Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, introduce his History U course "American Indian History: Recasting the Narrative" ...

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Understanding Lincoln: House Divided Speech (1858)

Understanding Lincoln: House Divided Speech Historian Matthew Pinsker discusses Lincoln's famous speech.

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Join Us This Summer for an Inspiring Educational Journey at Gettysburg College

The Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium at Gettysburg College, running from July 7 to July 10, 2024, is a four-day residential program that allows K–12 educators to collaborate with other passionate educators, explore innovative teaching...

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Announcing the 2024 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Finalists

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize: Frank J. Cirillo, The Abolitionist Civil War: Immediatists and the Struggle to Transform the Union ...

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Veterans Legacy Program | Student Contest

Student Contest The 2024 World War II: Portraits of Service Awards Submit an original essay, report, eulogy, poem, song, mini-podcast, or mini-documentary profiling the sacrifices, strengths, and legacies of a World War II Veteran who was honorably...

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Veterans Legacy Project | Rules and Guidelines for the 2024 World War II Portraits of Service Awards

Student Contest Rules and Guidelines 2024 World War II Portraits of Service Awards This contest has closed. Contest Rules: Overview The 2023–2024 VLP student Award Contest (“ Contest ”) is designed to celebrate outstanding...

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Diego Javier Luis - "The First Asians in the Americas: A Transpacific History"

Government and Civics

Diego Javier Luis is an assistant professor of history at Tufts University. Order The First Asians in the Americas at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided....

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Jeffrey Rosen - "The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America"

Government and Civics

Jeffrey Rosen is a legal scholar who serves as the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School. Order The Pursuit of Happiness at the Gilder Lehrman Book...

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Announcing the 2024 EduHam Online Competition and Lottery Winners

In partnership with Hamilton, we are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Hamilton Education Program Online (EduHam Online) competition and lottery. EduHam Online provides students in grades 6 through 12 with a free, tailored...

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Hamilton and the Gilder Lehrman Institute Announce 2024 EduHam Winners from Middle and High Schools across the Nation

The annual educational initiative empowers students to explore history through original performances, with the added opportunity to see Hamilton on Broadway NEW YORK – February 28, 2024 – Hamilton and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of...

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2024 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipients Announced

March 1, 2024 — The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Frances M. Clarke and Rebecca Jo Plant, co-authors of Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era (Oxford University Press), are...

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Bruce Henderson - "Bridge to the Sun: The Secret Role of the Japanese Americans Who Fought in the Pacific in World War II"

Bruce Henderson is an American journalist and author of more than thirty nonfiction books, including a #1 New York Times bestseller. Order The Bridge to the Sun at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from...

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Brooke Barbier - "King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father"

Government and Civics

Brooke Barbier is a public historian and independent scholar with a doctorate in American history from Boston College. Order King Hancock at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through...

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Kenneth Chenault

Ken Chenault is the chairman and a managing director of the venture capital firm General Catalyst. From 2001 to 2018, Ken was chairman and CEO of American Express. Upon his retirement from American Express, Warren Buffett, the company...

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Richard Webster

Rich Webster was born and raised in Altadena, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. He received a BA in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School. He started his career working for Morgan Stanley in New...

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An Introduction to the History of Feminism

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An Introduction to the History of the Evangelical Movement

Religion and Philosophy

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An Introduction to the History of the Rainbow Coalition and the Young Lords

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An Introduction to the History of the Zoot Suit Riots

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An Introduction to the History of Women and Gender Roles in Indigenous Societies

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An Introduction to the History of Migration and Settlement in North America

History Now Essay

Jack Cleveland Montgomery: Peace to War and Back Again

Tom Holm

Few combat veterans have seemingly overcome the trauma that comes with their terrifying, horrific experiences. Most, in fact, suffer from the mild to severe effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and undergo flashbacks,...

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The Life and Death of Roger Romine: A Tuskegee Airman Gone Too Soon

Lisa Bratton

The Tuskegee Airmen were an elite group of African American pilots and support personnel who fought in World War II. Their relevance in the African American struggle for equality and respect cannot be overstated. During World War II,...

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70 | World War II: Portraits of Service Spring 2024

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The New AP US History Study Guide Is Here!

The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s AP US History (APUSH) Study Guide has been helping students and teachers prepare for the APUSH exam for years. But, as you know, the College Board announced several changes for the 2024 exam, scheduled...

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How to SAQ, Part I | AP US History Study Guide

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How to SAQ: Part I Learn how to respond to Short-Answer Questions about secondary and text-based primary sources.

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How to SAQ, Part II | AP US History Study Guide

How to SAQ: Part II Learn how to respond to Short-Answer Questions about image-based primary sources and non-stimulus-based questions.

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How to DBQ | AP US History Study Guide

How to DBQ Learn how to respond to the Document-Based Essay Question.

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How to MCQ | AP US History Study Guide

How to MCQ Learn test-taking strategies to answer Multiple-Choice Questions.

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How to LEQ | AP US History Study Guide

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How to LEQ Learn how to respond to the Long-Essay Question.

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The Early Republic

The Early Republic Led by: Prof. Alan Taylor (University of Virginia) Course Number: AMHI 630 Semesters: Summer 2024 Image: Joseph Laing, Inauguration of Gen. George Washington , published by William Blackman, New York, NY, ca. 1870s (The Gilder...

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The American West

The American West Led by: Prof. Elliott West (University of Arkansas) Course Number: AMHI 632 Semesters: Spring 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2024 Image : William Hicks Jackson, Walpi Pueblo First Hopi Mesa, Arizona (The Gilder Lehrman Institute,...

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The History of American Protest

The History of American Protest Led by: Prof. John Stauffer (Harvard University) Course Number: AMHI 691 Semesters: Fall 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2024 Image: Warren K. Leffler, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963 (Library of...

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Reconstruction and Resistance

Reconstruction and Resistance: Constructing a Nation Led by: Prof. Kermit Roosevelt III (University of Pennsylvania) Course Number: AMHI 646 Semesters: Summer 2024 Image: Engraving of five African American members of Congress, ca. 1870 (The Gilder...

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World War I

World War I (A Six-Week Compressed Course, Term I) Led by: Prof. Michael Neiberg (US Army War College) Course Number: AMHI 655 Semesters: Summer 2017, Summer 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2024 (Term I) Image: Adolph Treidler, For Every Fighter a Woman...

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World War II

World War II (A Six-Week Compressed Course, Term II) Led by: Prof. Michael Neiberg (US Army War College) Course Number: AMHI 656 Semesters: Fall 2018, Summer 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2024 (Term II) Image: A photograph of President Franklin D....

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Black Women's History

Black Women's History (A Six-Week Compressed Course, Term II) Led by: Prof. Kellie Carter Jackson (Wellesley College) Course Number: AMHI 675 Semesters: Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Spring 2023, Summer 2024 (Term II) Image: Shirley Chisholm campaign...

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Dora Dougherty Strother McKeown, Women Airforce Service Pilot in World War II

Katherine Sharp Landdeck

When Dora Dougherty Strother McKeown was just a kid she couldn’t wait for Sunday. For every Sunday her entire family would climb into their old Oakland motor car and drive to the airport to spend the day watching planes fly. It had...

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An Introduction to Gilder Lehrman Curricular Programs | Summer PD 2024

An Introduction to Gilder Lehrman Curricular Programs Date and Time: July 17, 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. ET Register Now About This Session The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s Teaching Literacy through History, Teaching Civics through...

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"Courage to Face the Unknown": The World War II Service and Legacy of Celina Baez Sotomayor

Elizabeth R. Escobedo

During the 1940s hundreds of thousands of American women left their hometowns to serve in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), a US Army unit created in World War II to enable women to serve in noncombat positions and “free a man to fight.” ...

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World War II: Portraits of Service

#70 Spring 2024

History Now Essay

Harry Katsuharu Fukuhara: A Life of Service in War and Peace

Pamela Rotner Sakamoto

Harry peered at the document aboard the transport ship bound for the Pacific. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had written to the American troops, “Upon the outcome depends the freedom of your lives: the freedom of the lives of...

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70 | World War II: Portraits of Service Spring 2024

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Sarah Keyes - "American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail"

Geography

Sarah Keyes is an assistant professor of history at the University of Nevada. Order American Burial Ground at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you...

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From the Editor

Carol Berkin

This issue of History Now is supported by the Veterans Legacy Grant Program, an initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs. For most Americans, the sacrifices made by the men and women in the military services command respect...

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70 | World War II: Portraits of Service Spring 2024

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Remembering Gilder Lehrman Trustee Daniel P. Jordan (1938–2024)

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is saddened by the loss of Daniel P. Jordan, a longtime trustee of the Institute, Scholar in Residence at the University of Virginia, and leader of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at...

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Donald L. Miller and Kirk Saduski - "Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War against Nazi Germany"

Government and Civics

Donald L. Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History Emeritus at Lafayette College. Kirk Saduski is an award-winning producer. Order Masters of the Air at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission...

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Harold Holzer - "Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration"

Government and Civics

Harold Holzer is a scholar of Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the American Civil War era. He serves as Jonathan F. Fanton Director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College. Order Brought Forth on...

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#mygli25 Posts Keep Coming

You don't have to be a teacher to make a #mygli25 video, but it can't hurt. Simply record and post up to a 30-second video on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram using the hashtag #MyGLI25 and we’ll do the rest. Enjoy the latest posts...

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Morgan DeMartis and Cassidy Hooker Move into New Roles at the Gilder Lehrman Insitute

Looking to the Future from the Front Lines of GLI: What’s on the Horizon for Cassidy Hooker and Morgan DeMartis Upon entering the Gilder Lehrman office, visitors are welcomed by Cassidy Hooker and Morgan DeMartis. They have made the...

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Digital Version of Celebrated Hamilton Education Program to Be Offered Free to Schools Nationwide

HAMILTON and The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Bring Hands-On Learning to History NEW YORK, NY (July 30)--- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) and HAMILTON today announced the launch of a digital...

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Digital Version of Celebrated Hamilton Education Program to Be Offered Free to Schools Nationwide

The Hamilton Education Program Online (#EduHamOnline) will launch a pilot program this fall with 76 participating schools from across the country. Middle school students will have access to the education program for the first time....

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2019 Teacher Seminars Conclude for the Summer

The 2019 Teacher Seminars have come to a close. Held at colleges and historic sites across the US and abroad, Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminars of 2019 offered teachers daily programs with leading historians, visits to local historic...

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Meet the 2019 National History Teacher of the Year Finalists

Congratulations to the ten 2019 National History Teacher of the Year Finalists! These educators were chosen from the 53 exceptional 2019 State History Teachers of the Year for their innovative methods of bringing history to life for...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection Advice for Home Care of Family Photographs and Documents

Summer 2019 Marketing and Communications intern Olivia Luntz recently interviewed archivists and curators at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History to create a Gilder Lehrman Institute piece on Medium about preserving family...

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Autograph letter signed

to Samuel Fessenden

09 October 1884

Goldsmith, J.S.

One letter from J.S. Goldsmith to Samuel Fressenden, the Secretary of the Republican National Committee. In it he requests compensation for a 5 page anti-Cleveland pamphlet that Goldsmith created.

GLC09762.03

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"Dedication Ceremonies of the Frederick Douglass Home"

14 February 1972

Morton, Rogers C.B. (1914-1979)

One program entitled, "Dedication Ceremonies of the Frederick Douglass Home" dated February 14, 1972. Includes a dedication to Frederick Douglass's biography and work towards the anti-slavery movement. Also included is a program of the day events...

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Scholarships and Loans Available for the Pace–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History

There is still time to apply for fall courses in the Pace–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History Program. While the degree and individual courses are competitively affordable, some prospective students may be eligible for financial aid...

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Celebrating Thomas Edison in the Collection on the Anniversary of His Lighting New York City

On September 4, 1882, the first electrical lighting in New York City signaled a new era of urban illumination. Pearl Street Station, the first central power station in the world, was operated by Thomas Alva Edison and the Edison...