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Get to Know the 2017 History Teachers of the Year: Kevin Dua, Massachusetts

This year, Gilder Lehrman recognized 52 State History Teachers of the Year for their tireless and innovative efforts to make history come alive for their students. These exceptional educators were awarded $1,000 and an archive of...

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Adams, Hannah, 1755-1831

A Summary History of New England... [with ALS 5/15/1796 tipped-in]

GLC04049

History Now Essay

The Escape of Black Women during the American Revolution

Karen Cook Bell

In 1961, Morgan State University historian Dr. Benjamin Quarles published the now classic study The Negro in the American Revolution , which became the definitive account of the role African Americans played in the War for...

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63 | The Declaration of Independence and the Long Struggle for Equality in America Summer 2022

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Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896–1920

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Glenda Gilmore is Assistant Professor of American History at Yale University. Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896–1920 records political and social change in North Carolina from the...

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Get to Know the State History Teachers of the Year, Part II

This year we recognized 50 teachers as State History Teachers of the Year . These exceptional educators were awarded $1,000 and an archive of books and resources for their school library, and were honored in state ceremonies. But who...