News In Their Own Words: Brooklyn East Collegiate Students Explore the Civil Rights Era at the Collection On January 18, 2019, eight students from Brooklyn East Collegiate, a Gilder Lehrman Affiliate School, visited the Gilder Lehrman Collection with their teacher to augment their civil rights knowledge and prepare for their spring break...
Lesson Plan The Cold War Across Time (1945–1990): A Jigsaw with Expert Groups Economics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Objective To discover the impact the Cold War had on multiple aspects of life, both in the United States and around the world, by exploring changes over time. Overview of Jigsaw Process Expert Groups will create four timelines...
History Now Essay Fighting for Democracy in World War I—Overseas and Over Here Maurice Jackson Maurice Jackson is Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University. He is the author of Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism (2009), and the co-editor of... Appears in: 57 | Black Voices in American Historiography Summer 2020 46 | African American Soldiers Fall 2016
News Commemorate Memorial Day with an American Veterans Exhibition The Gilder Lehrman Institute is thrilled to announce the release of Their Full Measure , a digital exhibition created with the support of the National Cemetery Administration's Veterans Legacy Program. This exhibition examines the...
Video The Lion’s Pride: Theodore Roosevelt and His Family in Peace and War Government and Civics 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Edward J. Renehan Jr. examines Theodore Roosevelt’s view of war and how this affected his children, based on his book The Lion’s Pride: Theodore Roosevelt and His Family in Peace and War. ...
News The Pace-Gilder Lehrman MA in American History Spring 2022 Courses The Pace–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History Program is a fully online, fully accredited, 30-credit degree program. Following the completion of ten 3-credit courses, including the required Historiography and Historical Methods...