History Now Essay From Citizen to Enemy: The Tragedy of Japanese Internment Julie Des Jardins Government and Civics, World History 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Although World War II is covered in most school curricula, the story of American citizens who were stripped of their civil liberties here, on American soil, during that war is often omitted. Yet what happened to first-generation... Appears in: 14 | World War II Winter 2007
Program/Event Reframing Lincoln Symposium | "Reframing Lincoln" Symposium Remote Registration All K–12 teachers can register for free to attend via Zoom any live lecture at the Reframing Lincoln: Myth, Memory, and Changing Narratives Symposium. You can find dates, times, and guest lecturers below. Jonathan W. White, the...
News Robert E. Lee’s condolence letter to his son Rooney, 1864 In this beautifully written letter, Confederate general Robert E. Lee attempts to console his son William Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee on the loss of his wife. The letter demonstrates the emotion that Lee felt for his family and offers a...
Essay The Age of Jackson Ted Widmer The Age of Jackson has never been easy to define. Broader than his presidency (1829–1837), and narrower than his life (1767–1845), it roughly describes the third, fourth, and fifth decades of the nineteenth century. While some...
History Now Essay The Slave Narratives: A Genre and a Source David W. Blight Economics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ The autobiographies of ex-slaves in America are the foundation of an African American literary tradition, as well as unique glimpses into the souls of slaves themselves. The roughly sixty-five to seventy slave narratives published in... Appears in: 2 | Primary Sources on Slavery Winter 2004