News Invitation to the 22nd Frederick Douglass Book Prize Ceremony on February 23 The 22nd annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize ceremony takes place online this Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. ET. It is hosted jointly by the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale...
About page David McCullough David McCullough (1933–2022) was widely acclaimed as a “master of the art of narrative history” and “a matchless writer.” He was twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize and twice winner of the National Book Award, and received the...
News Matthew Vriesman Receives the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year Award On October 24, the Gilder Lehrman Institute honored Matthew Vriesman of East Kentwood High School, Michigan, as the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year. Students, teachers, past national winners, and friends of the Institute...
News National Prohibition Act Passed: On This Day, October 28 On October 28, 1919, the National Prohibition Act—also known as the Volstead Act—was passed by Congress, overriding President Woodrow Wilson’s veto. On January 16, 1920, Americans would have to put down their drinks and shutter the...
Video: Read Along "The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos" Government and Civics This is the story of librarian Pura Belpré, told through the eyes of two young children who are introduced to the library and its treasures just before Christmas. Lulu Delacre's lovely illustrations evoke New York City at the time of...