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Announcing the Spring 2022 Issue of HISTORY NOW: The Honored Dead: African American Cemeteries, Graveyards, and Burial Grounds

The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to announce the publication of the Spring 2022 issue of History Now , The Honored Dead: African American Cemeteries, Graveyards, and Burial Grounds . Commemorating the lives of African Americans...

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America's Unseen Soldiers

9, 10, 11, 12, 7, 8

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Inside the Vault: Mary Katherine Goddard

Government and Civics, World History

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

On March 3, 2022, our curators were joined by Dr. Martha J. King to discuss Mary Katherine Goddard. Goddard was a newspaper publisher and printer, producing one of the first copies of the Declaration of Independence, and served as...

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Woody Holton - "Liberty Is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution"

Woody Holton is the McCausland Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. Order Liberty Is Sweet at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank...

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Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Era

The name Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt conjures up many images: from hunter to teddy bear, from trust-buster to champion of capitalism, from Republican president to Bull Moose challenger. TR remains controversial, contradictory, and...

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Jeanne Theoharis - "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks"

Jeanne Theoharis is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College. Order The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the...

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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...

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History U Offers Free Advanced American History Courses for High School Students

The Gilder Lehrman Institute now offers free, graduate-level American history courses for high school students with History U. The History U program lets high school students explore American history with top scholars, via modified...

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Garrett M. Graff - "Watergate: A New History"

Garrett M. Graff is a journalist and historian who has spent more than a dozen years covering politics, technology, and national security. He serves as the director of cyber initiatives for The Aspen Institute and is a contributor to...

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2022 Spring Newsletter

The Gilder Lehrman Institute welcomes you to spring with a host of new and familiar programs for teachers and students. We recount our recent events, offer news about our upcoming Lincoln Prize Ceremony and Gala, and celebrate our...

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EduHam Online March 2022 Newsletter: The Boston Massacre and Mandy Gonzalez

Welcome to the official newsletter for the Hamilton Education Program Online , the program whose goal is to help students in grades 6–12 see the relevance of the Founding Era by using primary sources to create a performance piece (e.g...

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Spring 2022 Newsletter

The Gilder Lehrman Institute welcomes you to spring with a host of new and familiar programs for teachers and students in our Spring 2022 Newsletter ! Highlights include Spring and summer professional development opportunities for...

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Two New Self-Paced Courses: Chinese in the United States and the 1960s in Historical Perspective

The Gilder Lehrman Institute is excited to offer two new Self-Paced Courses. Chinese in the United States , led by Madeline Y. Hsu, University of Texas at Austin The 1960s in Historical Perspective , led by Michael Flamm, Ohio...

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Keisha N. Blain - "Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America"

Keisha N. Blain is a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, Class of 2022 Carnegie Fellow, Full Professor Africana Studies and History at Brown University, and columnist for MSNBC. Order Until I Am Free at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an...

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Inside the Vault: A Summary View of the Rights of British America

Government and Civics, Literature, Religion and Philosophy

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

On April 7, 2022, our curators were joined by Professor Andrew Robertson to discuss A Summary View of the Rights of British America . Written in 1774 by Thomas Jefferson, this document laid out the principal point that he would argue...

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The Gettysburg College-Gilder Lehrman MA in American History

The new Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History gives K–12 teachers the opportunity to pursue a master’s degree without leaving home New York, NY, April 5, 2022 – The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and...

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College Fellowships in American History

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History provides annual short-term research fellowships in the amount of $3000 each to undergraduate students majoring or minoring in History, American Studies, Africana, Political Science, or...

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Announcing the Gettysburg College-Gilder Lehrman MA in American History

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Gettysburg College have partnered to offer the new Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History , an affordable, fully online master’s degree program, led by renowned,...

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Mary Sarah Bilder - "Female Genius: Eliza Harriot and George Washington at the Dawn of the Constitution"

Mary Sarah Bilder is Founders Professor of Law at Boston College Law School. Order Female Genius at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for...

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American Foreign Policy in Relation to Former Soviet States: Teaching Resources from GLI

What has been the US position on involvement in the Soviet or former Soviet states, including in relationship to NATO? In what ways has US soft power and military power evolved, especially in relation to Russia? What has been the...

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"The Spirit of Empire": America Debates Imperialism

World History

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Click here to download this two-lesson unit. This unit was created in partnership with World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations .

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America's Role in the World: World War I to World War II

World History

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Click here to download this two-lesson unit. This unit was created in partnership with World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations .

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The Origins of US Cold War Fears, 1946–1961

World History

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Click here to download this two-lesson unit. This unit was created in partnership with World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations .

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John Avlon - "Lincoln and the Fight for Peace"

Government and Civics

John Avlon is a senior political analyst and anchor at CNN. Order Lincoln and the Fight for Peace at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for...

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The Cold War as a Culture War: Visualizing Values and the Role of Pop Culture

World History

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Click here to download this two-lesson unit. This unit was created in partnership with World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations .

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Dawes to Burke to McGirt: Tribal Sovereignty, 1887–2020

Geography

9, 10, 11, 12

Click to download this three-lesson unit.

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Meet the 10 Winners of the In Their Own Words Student Essay Contest

Last fall we introduced the In Their Own Words essay contest to provide high school students with an opportunity to explore primary sources in the Gilder Lehrman Collection and demonstrate their skills in historical interpretation and...

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EduHam Online April 2022 Newsletter: Announcing the 2021-22 Winners!

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David Eltis - "Atlas of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade"

Government and Civics

David Eltis is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor Emeritus of History at Emory University. Order Atlas of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the...

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Robert W. Lee - "A Sin by Any Other Name: Reckoning with Racism and the Heritage of the South"

Government and Civics

Robert W. Lee is an author, activist, commentator, and clergyman. Order A Sin by Any Other Name at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for...

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Native American Cultures and the Impact of the Boarding Schools

3, 4, 5

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Inside the Vault: The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt

Geography, Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy, World History

On May 5, 2022, our curators discussed documents written by President Theodore Roosevelt. Joined by his great-grandson Tweed Roosevelt, we learned more about Roosevelt and his legacy. This session of Inside the Vault was sponsored by...

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Paul Ortiz - "An African American and Latinx History of the United States"

Government and Civics

Paul Ortiz is an associate professor of history and the director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida. Order An African American and Latinx History of the United States at the Gilder Lehrman Book...

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Classroom-Ready PD Modules

Our Classroom-Ready PD modules have been designed to provide teachers with ready-made, classroom-friendly resources on the origins and evolution of key topics in American history that have great resonance today. The new online modules...

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June 2, 2022, Veterans Legacy Program Virtual Program: History of Women in the US Military

In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, we have been pleased to offer free professional development sessions in the spring of 2022 focusing on different aspects of America’s Unseen Soldiers...

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Linda Colley - "The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen"

Government and Civics

Linda Colley is the Shelby M. C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University. Order The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...

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How Did We Get Here? On Demand: “Race Relations and African American History,” Volumes 1 and 2

How Did We Get Here? is a professional development series offered by the Gilder Lehrman Institute that provides teachers with ready-made, classroom-friendly resources on topics in American history that are front-and-center in current...

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Brenda Stevenson - "What Is Slavery?"

Government and Civics, World History

Order What Is Slavery? at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our programs!

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Noah Feldman - "The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America"

Government and Civics

Noah Feldman is Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Chairman of the Society of Fellows, and founding director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at Harvard University. Order The Broken Constitution at the...

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Gilder Lehrman Institute Voting Rights Project Wins 2022 Leonore Annenberg Award

$200,000 prize to develop curriculum on the role of states in voting May 18, 2022, PHILADELPHIA – The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has been awarded the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics Award by the Annenberg...

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Gilder Lehrman Institute Voting Rights Project Wins 2022 Leonore Annenberg Award

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has been awarded the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics Award by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania to develop a high school program on the...

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Explorers and Exploration in Early American History: Shifting the Narrative, 1489-1609

3, 4, 5

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Teddy Roosevelt campaigns for a third term, 1912

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

In February 1912, former president Theodore Roosevelt stunned the country by challenging President William Howard Taft for the Republican nomination. The move was not only a rejection of his friend Taft, it also violated an unwritten...

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Theodore Roosevelt supports women’s suffrage, 1912

Government and Civics

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

In this letter written in July 1912, during his campaign for a thrid term as president, Theodore Roosevelt informs the state and county chairmen of the Progressive Party of his plan to support women’s suffrage. The document shows the...

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Inside the Vault: D-Day in maps and letters from soldiers and families

Geography, Government and Civics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

On June 2, 2022, our curators discussed D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. They were joined by Professor Michael Neiberg, Chair of War Studies at the US Army War College, who gave an overview of the battle and...

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Two New Self-Paced Courses: History of Childhood in America and Making Modern America

The Gilder Lehrman Institute is excited to offer two new Self-Paced Courses. History of Childhood in America , led by Steven Mintz, University of Texas at Austin Making Modern America , led by Margaret O’Mara, University of Washington...

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Timeline: The Era of Theodore Roosevelt

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Announcing the Gilder Lehrman College Fellows in American History for 2022

May 24, 2022, NEW YORK CITY – The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to announce the selection of ten Gilder Lehrman College Fellows in American History for 2022. Through its newly launched College Fellowship Program in American...

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Marcia Chatelain - "Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America"

Economics

Marcia Chatelain is a Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University. Order Franchise at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every...

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The Declaration of Independence and the Long Struggle for Equality in America

#63 Summer 2022

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The Declaration of Independence and the Long Struggle for Equality in America

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