News Classroom and Parent Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day On the third Monday of every January, the United States celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., the iconic Baptist minister and activist who became one of the most well-known leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. The first...
News Meet Five Student Advisory Council Members Created in 2014, the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s Student Advisory Council is a diverse group of high-achieving students in grades 8–12 with an interest in history. At monthly meetings, the Council provides valuable feedback on the...
News New History U Course for High School Students: Capitalism in American History The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s History U lets high school students explore American history with top scholars—completely free of charge. Explore the latest addition to the History U catalog. Capitalism in American History Led by David...
Video: Book Breaks Erin Kelly and Patsy Rembert - "Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir to the Jim Crow South" Art Erin Kelly is a professor of philosophy at Tufts University and Patsy Rembert is a youth advocate and the wife of the artist Winfred Rembert. Order Chasing Me to My Grave at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate...
About page The Gettysburg College-Gilder Lehrman MA in American History Sets K-12 Educators on a Path of Career Advancement New York, NY, January 20, 2023 – The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Gettysburg College offer an affordable, fully online master’s degree program—led by renowned, award-winning historians—that brings together the...
Program/Event Traveling Exhibitions | Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality > Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality features an exploration of the full trajectory of Douglass’s epic life from 1818 to 1895. In this traveling exhibition, viewers can learn about Douglass’s...
News The Gilder Lehrman Institute Welcomes Bryn Canner as Director of Development The Gilder Lehrman Institute is delighted to welcome Bryn Canner as Director of Development. Bryn Canner has been working in the nonprofit sector for twenty years, devoting the majority of her career to education organizations seeking...
Video: Book Breaks Ty Seidule - "Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Lost Cause" Geography Brigadier General Ty Seidule, US Army (Retired), is the Chamberlain Fellow at Hamilton College and Professor Emeritus of History at the United States Military Academy at West Point Order Robert E. Lee and Me at the Gilder Lehrman...
News Career Advancement Stories from the MA in American History The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Gettysburg College offer an affordable, fully online master’s degree program—led by renowned, award-winning historians—that brings together the leading non-profit American history...
Video: Book Breaks Jacob Soll - "Free Market: The History of an Idea" Economics Jacob Soll is a professor of philosophy, history and accounting at the University of Southern California. Order Free Market at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...
About page Announcing the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Finalists New York, NY, February 1, 2023 – The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize: Elizabeth D. Leonard , Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life ...
News Announcing the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Finalists The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize: Elizabeth D. Leonard , Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life (University of North Carolina...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: Benjamin Franklin Art, Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ On February 2, 2023, our curators discussed Benjamin Franklin’s copy of the US Constitution and Jean-Antoine Houdon’s bust of Franklin. They were joined by Liz Covart (Founding Director, Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios) and...
News Learn to Teach the Full Civil Rights Movement at the GLI Teacher Symposium The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to return to Gettysburg College for our second annual Teacher Symposium from July 16 to July 19. We highlight here one of the seven exciting courses offered: The Civil Rights Movement: Teaching...
News The Declaration of Independence of Peter Timothy: Printer, Prisoner, and Patriot Every Independence Day, amidst the barbeques and fireworks, millions of Americans recall the start of our nation and the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence who declared the freedom of the thirteen colonies from...
Program/Event Hamilton Education Program The Gilder Lehrman Institute is proud to partner with the producers of Hamilton on the Hamilton Education Program. The Hamilton Education Program is part of the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s broader mission to improve the teaching and...
Program/Event Hamilton Education Program Online The goal of the Hamilton Education Program Online is to help students in grades 6–12 see the relevance of the founding era by using primary sources to create a performance piece (e.g., a song, rap, poem, or scene) following the model...
News Five Lessons for Frederick Douglass’s Fifth of July Speech Frederick Douglass, who had escaped slavery in 1838, delivered an address commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Ladies of the Rochester Anti-Slavery Sewing Society on July 5, 1852. The...
News Add Your Own Post to These Excellent #mygli25 Teacher Posts! Teachers, students, administrators, scholars, history buffs! We would love to hear your story! In honor of the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s 25th Anniversary , we are gathering as many GLI tales as we can and then sharing them on...
News Gilder Lehrman Interns Explore Campaigns for and against Impeachment of Richard Nixon Today, the many ways Americans can easily voice our political opinions can make it hard to imagine a time when there were no such instantaneous options. Signing an online petition, posting an article to Facebook, or sharing a hashtag...