Video: General Witnessing History: The Pardon of Homer Plessy Government and Civics In conjunction with our panel, Witnessing History: The Pardon of Homer Plessy (presented in partnership with the Office of the Governor of Louisiana), the Gilder Lehrman Institute has compiled this list of resources on the Plessy v....
History Now Essay Race and the Good War: An Oral History Interview with Calvin D. Cosby, World War II Veteran Cecelia Hartsell World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Calvin D. Cosby was born in 1918, in Knoxville, Tennessee, which was my hometown as well. I first knew Calvin Cosby as the husband of my beloved second-grade teacher, Mrs. Ima Bradford Cosby. Mr. and Mrs. Cosby and their daughter... Appears in: 43 | Wartime Memoirs and Letters from the American Revolution to Vietnam Fall 2015 57 | Black Voices in American Historiography Summer 2020
News Congratulations to the First Class of Graduates of the Pace–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History Program! In May 2019, forty-eight participants in the Pace–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History Program from across the country completed their master’s degree in American history. Approximately half of them attended the graduation ceremony...
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News 2022 History Teachers of the Year in the News NBC First Coast News local affiliate features a lively segment on 2022 Florida History Teacher of the Year Daniel Flint. The Courtland Voice acknowledges Caitlin Goodwin as 2022 New York History Teacher of the Year and National...
Video: General 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...
News Get to Know the 2017 History Teachers of the Year: Katherine Harrell, Kansas & Lance VanderWorst, South Dakota This year, the Gilder Lehrman Institute recognized 52 State History Teachers of the Year for their tireless and innovative efforts to make history come alive for their students. But who are they, really? We asked these talented...
News Featured in FORBES Article on History Education In her February 2, 2022 Forbes article "Want Kids To Learn History? Ask These 4 Questions," Natalie Wexler cited the Gilder Lehrman Institute as "offer[ing] a dizzying array of programs based on the 75,000 items in its collection, all...
News July Book Breaks and History Books for the Beach Since the summer of 2020, Gilder Lehrman Book Breaks has featured the most exciting history scholars in America discussing their books live with host William Roka followed by a Q&A with home audiences. Upcoming books featured in...
Basic Page Livestream Registration for Statesmanship in American History Livestream: Statesmanship in American History Program Dates : July 15–18, 2024 Location : Online (Broadcast from Princeton, New Jersey) Cost : Free Image Source: James Madison by Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1805–1807 (Bowdoin College Museum of Art) ...
Basic Page History U | The Great Depression and the New Deal The Great Depression and the New Deal This History U course considers the causes and consequences of the economic slump of 1929–1933 and the economic recovery of 1933–1941 under the New Deal. Course Instructor : Professor Eric Rauchway, University...
Basic Page The American Enlightenment: Intellectual History to 1787 The American Enlightenment: Intellectual History to 1787 Led by : Prof. Caroline Winterer (Stanford University) Course Number : AMHI 619 Semesters : Fall 2023, Fall 2020 Image: Mezzotint by Edward Savage based on David Martin's late 18th-century...
Basic Page LGBTQ+ History of the US: 1800 to the Present LGBTQ+ History of the US: 1800 to the Present Led by : Prof. Stephen Vider (University of Connecticut) Course Number : AMHI 668 Semesters : Fall 2023 Image: Flyer detailing Harvey Milk’s campaign platforms for supervisor, 1977 (The Gilder Lehrman...