News Introducing Erica Galinski, the 2018 New Jersey Teacher of the Year Erica Galinski New Jersey History Teacher of the Year Since 2004, 749 exemplary American history teachers from elementary, middle, and high schools in all fifty states, Department of Defense schools, Washington DC, and US territories...
News Meet the Gilder Lehrman Pop-Up History School Teachers In these challenging times, we know that everyone is trying their best to keep students engaged in learning. As the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to K–12 history education, the Gilder Lehrman Institute feels a...
News Staff Picks from the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop from Cassidy, Alinda, Peter, and Marissa This holiday season, the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s staff recommends their favorite history books, all of which can be purchased from the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop . Today, we feature GLI staff members Cassidy Hooker, Alinda Borell,...
History Now Essay Natural Rights, Citizenship Rights, State Rights, and Black Rights: Another Look at Lincoln and Race James Oakes Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Stephen Douglas was the first in a long line of observers frustrated by the inconsistent things Abraham Lincoln had to say about racial equality. In their fifth debate, at Galesburg, Illinois, on October 7, 1858, Douglas complained... Appears in: 18 | Abraham Lincoln in His Time and Ours Winter 2008