Program/Event Gilder Lehrman Resources Related to World War I and America Below is a list of Gilder Lehrman resources related to World War I and America . Click on the link to view the resource. Please visit www.WWIAmerica.org for complete project information and resources. Timeline and Exhibition World War...
History Now Essay Nancy Ward, Cherokee Beloved Woman Theda Perdue In 1755 a Cherokee woman named Nanye’hi accompanied a war party, which included her husband Kingfisher. At Taliwa in what today is north Georgia, the Cherokees engaged the enemy Creek Indians in battle. Nanye’hi crouched behind a log... Appears in: 59 | American Indians in Leadership Winter 2021
Spotlight on: Primary Source The Middle Passage, 1749 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Historians estimate that approximately 472,000 Africans were kidnapped and brought to the North American mainland between 1619 and 1860. Of these, nearly 18 percent died during the transatlantic voyage from Africa to the New World....
Video Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life Government and Civics 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Lori D. Ginzberg, professor of history and women’s studies at Pennsylvania State University, discusses her 2010 biography, Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life.
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: Jewish American Soldiers & Jewish Refugees after World War II Geography, Government and Civics, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In the wake of World War II, American servicemen helped Jewish refugees come to the United States. Join us as we learn more about the servicemen’s work through primary sources. Who were these people? What are their stories? On...
About page GLI Now - Fall 2017 Newsletter 2017 Teacher Seminars: Wrap-up and Highlights The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s Teacher Seminars , which have been held each summer since 1996, are the most popular professional development opportunity offered by our organization. Held...