Inside the Vault: Davie Jeems Stands Up to the KKK
Read an excerpt of the letter to Davie Jeems .
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Letter from Christopher Columbus, 1493
View Columbus’s letter , read an excerpt , or view a depiction of his landing .
Monuments and Memorials: The South in American History
Edward L. Ayers speaks about the idea of memory and its relationship to American history.
Yellow Fever Epidemic, 1793
View the account of the 1793 yellow fever outbreak in Philadelphia or read the transcript .
Inside the Vault: George Washington Crossing the Delaware
Read an excerpt of the Orders to March on Trenton and watch a video on Washington’s Crossing .
Hamilton's New York: Lower Manhattan Walking Tour
Join the Gilder Lehrman Institute and Professor Cindy Lobel on a virtual walking tour of Alexander Hamilton’s Lower Manhattan.
Western Sanitary Commission Report on Civil War Refugees, 1863
Read about the report from the Western Sanitary Commission regarding the conditions of freed slaves in the Mississippi valley.
Writing Op-Ed
Jonathan Zimmerman, NYU historian, discusses the art of writing an op-ed and believes that it remains a critical democratic exercise.
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
Historian Catherine Clinton traces the life and times of the woman whose face will grace the new twenty dollar bill.
Refugees in the Union Lines: Document in a Minute
Gilder Lehrman curator Beth Huffer discusses a report from the Western Sanitary Commission regarding the conditions of freed slaves in the Mississippi valley.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life
Lori D. Ginzberg, professor of history and women’s studies at Pennsylvania State University, discusses her 2010 biography, Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life.
Earth Day: On This Day, April 22
Historian Adam Rome tells the story of a teach-in that sparked an international movement. Find out more about Earth Day events in your area.
Infographic: Industrialization: American Labor
View this infographic as a downloadable PDF. If you would like to learn more about Industrialization, view " Industrialization: Changing Living Standards " and " Industrialization: The Growth of Industry ."
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Inside the Vault: George Wallace on Segregation, 1964
Read an excerpt of the letter written by George Wallace and explore the online exhibition Freedom Riders , detailing the struggle for civil rights when Wallace was governor.
The AP US History Exam Approaches! Test-Taking Tips!
We’ve got tips on how to tackle all the sections of the AP Exam: Check out the videos from our AP US History Study Guide below!
Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America
Lafayette College historian Donald Miller discusses his new book, Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America, in an interview with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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A Voyage Long and Strange
Award-winning author Tony Horwitz discusses the research and writing process for his book A Voyage Long and Strange: On the Trail of Vikings, Conquistadors, Lost Colonists, and Other Adventurers in Early America (2008).
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"One Last Time" from Hamilton
A performance of "One Last Time" from the Broadway musical Hamilton . Performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Jackson, Sydney James Harcourt, and Ian Weinberger at the 2015 George Washington Prize dinner in New York City.
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Building Carnegie Hall, 1889
In early 1889, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was working on plans for a major music hall in New York City. On January 31, 1889, Carnegie wrote to Hiram Hitchcock, the owner of New York’s Fifth Avenue Hotel, to...
Revisit Historic Elections
Catch up on presidential elections since 1789 with two Gilder Lehrman resources: The Electing the President Digital Exhibition and Interactive Timeline Then look for more of the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s Online Exhibitions and...
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