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July 24 and August 31 American History MA Open Houses and More

Interested in learning more about the MA in American History? Sign up for an open house! Each one offers an overview of the MA program, a walkthrough of the application process, and a Q&A session with program administrators,...

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Clint Smith - "How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery across America"

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Garrett Graff - "The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

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Jeff Nussbaum - "Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History"

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Jeff Nussbaum is a speechwriter and adjunct professor of public communications at American University. Order Undelivered at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided...

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Third Virginia Convention’s Request for Spanish Support | Spanish Influence on American History

Third Virginia Convention’s Request for Spanish Support Historian Uncovers a Primary Source > In this video, Esther Cruces, Director of the General Archive of the Indies in Seville, Spain, examines a letter from the Third...

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Spain’s Declaration of War Against Great Britain | Spanish Influence on American History

Spain’s Declaration of War Against Great Britain Historian Uncovers a Primary Source > In this video, Professor Larrie D. Ferreiro from George Mason University in Virginia examines a primary source detailing Spain’s...

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Bernardo de Galvez: The Hispanic Hero in the Capitol | Spanish Influence on American History

Bernardo de Gálvez: The Hispanic Hero in the Capitol The Lost Legacy: Hispanic Heritage and the American Revolution >

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The American Conflict, A History of The Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65

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Hawaii Teacher Misha Matsumoto Yee Named 2022 National History Teacher of the Year

Contact: Josh Landon, Director of Marketing and Communications landon@gilderlehrman.org; (646) 366-9666 NEW YORK, NY (September 27, 2022) --The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Misha Matsumoto Yee , a...

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Announcing the Fall 2022 Issue of History Now: New Light on the Declaration and Its Signers

Published four times a year, History Now , the online journal of the Gilder Lehrman Institute, offers the latest in historical scholarship to K−12 teachers, students, and general readers. Each issue is organized around a major topic...