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In July 2022, teachers from across the United States learned, networked, and grew together as they worked closely with renowned scholars in various fields of American history at the Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium at Gettysburg...
Teacher Advisory Council
Nataliya Braginsky, Academic Skills Center, Dartmouth College , NH 2021 Connecticut History Teacher of the Year and 2021 National History Teacher of the Year Julian Braxton, The Winsor Schools, MA Alysha Butler, McKinley Technology...
Learn about American Indian History since 1890 at the GLI Teacher Symposium
The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to return to Gettysburg College for our second annual Teacher Symposium from July 16 to July 19. We highlight here one of the seven exciting courses offered: American Indian History since 1890...
Free Copies of Slavery and Abolition in the Founding Era for Affiliate School Teachers
In honor of Black History Month, the Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to offer our Affiliate School teachers a free copy of Slavery and Abolition in the Founding Era: Black and White Voices . This book brings together long...
2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipients Announced
February 27, 2023 — The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Jon Meacham , author of And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle (Random House), and Jonathan W. White , author of A House...
2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipients Announced
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Jon Meacham , author of And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle (Random House), and Jonathan W. White , author of A House Built by Slaves:...
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham - "From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans"
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Order From Slavery to Freedom at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate...
Nicole Eustace - "Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America"
Nicole Eustace is a professor of history at New York University. Order Covered with Night at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our...
Book Breaks in March: Ken Burns and More Journey through America
Since 2020, Book Breaks has featured renowned historians and authors discussing their new or otherwise cornerstone publications live with Book Breaks hosts and participating in Q&A sessions with home audiences. March 5 – Samantha...
GLI Teacher Symposium Courses Filling Quickly
Courses are filling up! The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to return to Gettysburg College for our second annual Teacher Symposium from July 16 to July 19. Right now, three of the seven courses are nearly full : The American...
Inside the Vault: Food Purity, Prohibition, and the 1884 Election
On March 2, 2023, our curators were joined by Lisa M. F. Andersen, Director of Academic Strategy at the Gilder Lehrman Institute, to discuss an 1884 pamphlet accusing presidential candidate Grover Cleveland of favoring “adulterated”...
Samantha Seeley - "Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain: Migration and the Making of the Early United States"
Samantha Seeley is an assistant professor of history at the University of Richmond. Order Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...
David Waldstreicher - "The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's Journeys through American Slavery and Independence"
David Waldstreicher is a Distinguished Professor of History, American Studies, and Africana Studies at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center. Order The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We...
Congratulations to the 2023 EduHam Online Winners!
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Hamilton are pleased to announce the twenty winners of the Hamilton Education Program Online, a free program for middle and high school students nationwide. All participants—either...
Linda Pace
Linda Pace was partner and vice chairman of Global Credit at the Carlyle Group and currently serves as chair of Carlyle’s public and private Business Development Companies. She began her career at Carlyle over two decades ago focusing...
The Gilder Lehrman Institute Partners with the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute to Teach the History of Spain's Role in Shaping the United States
New York, NY, March 17, 2023 —The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) today signed an agreement with the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute (QSSI) ensuring that schools in the Institute’s Affiliate School network will learn...
WINNERS OF THE 2023 EDUHAM ONLINE PERFORMANCE VIDEO COMPETITION AND LOTTERY ANNOUNCED
Hamilton and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Bring Hands-On History to Schools NEW YORK, NY (March 16)-- Hamilton and The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) today announced the twenty outstanding...
Join Ken Burns on BOOK BREAKS this Sunday
Sunday March 26 – Ken Burns on Our America: A Photographic History Book Breaks is a weekly interview series with historians held every Sunday at 2 pm ET (11 am PT) on Zoom. Our hosts interview renowned scholars and discuss their...
Register Now for Summer 2023 American History MA Courses
The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History allows K–12 educators, National Park Service rangers, and public history professionals to pursue a master’s degree from anywhere in the world. Registration is now open for...
Marc J. Selverstone - "The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam"
Marc J. Selverstone, an associate professor in Presidential Studies, heads the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, where he edits the secret White House tapes of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B....
International Press for GLI's Spanish-American Curriculum Partnership with the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) has partnered with the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute (QSSI) to collaborate on creating teaching materials, including posters sent to more than 6,000 K–12 schools nationwide, that...
Spring 2023 Newsletter
Thanks to your support of the Gilder Lehrman Institute, we are charging into spring and summer with a full spectrum of events and programs for students, teachers, and the general public! We particularly look forward to our 2023 Gala...
Student Opportunities | 2023–2024 Voting Rights Prizes
As part of The Right to Vote: The Role of States and the US Constitution , the Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to announce the ten winners of the Voting Rights Prizes. These entries (eight submitted individually, two...
2023–2024 Voting Rights Prizes Rules and Guidelines
Overview The 2023–2024 Voting Rights Prizes Contest ( “Contest” ) is designed to celebrate outstanding student work using material from The Right to Vote project for civic engagement. In 2023, this Contest will provide ten ...
David McCullough Essay Prizes: 2020 Contest Winners
More than 200 rising 11th and 12th grade students in our National Academy of American History and Civics submitted essays. These entries were reviewed by a panel of our master teachers, with twenty-two finalists then reviewed by a...
David McCullough Essay Prizes: 2021 Contest Winners
More than seventy rising 11th and 12th grade students in our National Academy of American History and Civics submitted essays. These entries were reviewed by a panel of our master teachers, with twenty-three finalists then reviewed by...
David McCullough Essay Prizes: 2022 Contest Winners
More than seventy 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students in our National Academy of American History and Civics submitted essays. These entries were reviewed by a panel of our master teachers, with twenty finalists then reviewed by a...
Student Opportunities | Gilder Lehrman-National History Academy Scholarships
> > > Apply now on the National History Academy site by May 1 What if you had the opportunity not just to learn American history, but to live it? Spend your summer at the National History Academy’s Residential Summer...
Juan Felipe Herrera: Poet Laureate and Pioneer of Chicano Literature
Juan Felipe Herrera, born to migrant parents Felipe Emilio Herrera and Lucha Andrea Quintana in Fowler, California, on December 27, 1948, is a writer unique for his unrelenting spirit of innovation. He boldly expands the boundaries of...
Ken Burns - "Our America: A Photographic History"
Ken Burns, the producer and director of numerous film series, including The Roosevelts: An Intimate History and Country Music , founded his own documentary film company, Florentine Films, in 1976. His landmark film, The Civil War ,...
El enemigo de mi enemigo es mi amigo: Bernardo de Gálvez and the Battle That Saved the United States at Its Birth
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” goes the old adage, which is particularly apt when describing the relationship between Spain and the nascent United States during the War of American Independence. By 1775 when the war began,...
Antonia Pantoja, a Nuyorican Builder of Institutions
Antonia Pantoja was a fierce community organizer and builder of influential institutions. Throughout her life she created organizations that enhanced the lives of Puerto Ricans and other minoritized communities. She was a dreamer with...
Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium Open House Q&A Recording Available Now
Want to find out what to expect at our 2023 Teacher Symposium, July 16–19 at Gettysburg College? Our education team held this live discussion and Q&A open house on March 28. Discussion topics include Finding the best Teacher...
David P. Cline - "Twice Forgotten: African Americans and the Korean War"
David P. Cline is a professor of history and director of the Center for Public and Oral History at San Diego State University. Order Twice Forgotten at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every...
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History to Honor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Rockefeller, and Debbie and Craig Stapleton at Annual Gala
April 4, 2023, New York City — The annual Gala for the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History will take place on Tuesday, May 23 at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. This will be the Institute’s 12th annual Gala, which...
Teacher Symposium Q&A about Travel, Accommodations, Events, Registration Deadlines, and More
Our education team held this live discussion and Q&A open house on March 28 about the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium, to be held at Gettysburg College . Questions from the open house and additional questions are answered...
Book Breaks in April Confronts Complicated Histories
Book Breaks is a weekly interview series with historians held every Sunday at 2 pm ET (11 am PT) on Zoom. The program and its archive are free for K–12 teachers and students in the Affiliate School Program, college students, and...
Voices of Democracy: Jovita Idár, the Idár Family, and the Struggle against Juan Crow
In August 2023, the US Mint will release the Jovita Idár quarter, “the ninth coin in the American Women Quarters Program” authorized by Public Law 116–330. On its website, the Mint states that Idár’s “ideas and practices were ahead of...
Inside the Vault: Lynching and Anti-Lynching Materials
On April 6, 2023, our curators were joined by Dr. Terry Anne Scott (Director, Institute for Common Power). Dr. Scott used primary sources to discuss the history of anti-lynching activism and the dreadful events that gave rise to it,...
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg: Archivist, Institution Builder, and Advocate of Global Black History
“The American Negro must remake his past in order to make his future.” So begins one of the most well-known essays of the Harlem Renaissance, “The Negro Digs Up His Past,” written by Arturo Alfonso Schomburg. Published in the March...
From the Editor
In this issue of History Now , we continue our mission of ensuring that the stories of Americans of all races and ethnicities appear in our national history. “Hispanic Heroes in American History” introduces readers to the...
Beth Bailey - "An Army Afire: How the U.S. Army Confronted Its Racial Crisis in the Vietnam Era"
Beth Bailey is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of History at The University of Kansas and the founding director of the Center for Military, War, and Society Studies. Order An Army Afire at the Gilder Lehrman...
Register Now for Four Virtual Veterans Legacy Sessions through May
In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, we are pleased to offer free professional development sessions in the spring of 2023 focusing on different aspects of American Veterans’ and Service...
Veterans Legacy Program: Free Virtual PD Programs Exploring Veterans' and Service Members' Lives On and Off the Battlefield
In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, we are pleased to offer free professional development sessions in the spring of 2023 focusing on different aspects of American Veterans' and Service...
Veterans Legacy Program
Their Full Measure: Americans on the Battlefield In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, the Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to offer free professional development sessions, lesson plans, and online...
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