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1781-1864

Various

The James Basker and Angela Vallot Family Archive [Decimalized .01-.35]

A collection of material related to abolition in the United States as well as in England. Contains engravings, and newspapers.

GLC09791

History Now Essay

"What We Leave the Earth": The African Burial Ground in New York City

David Mills

Literature

In October 2021, the African Burial Ground National Monument commemorated the thirtieth anniversary of the New York City slave cemetery’s rediscovery by the General Services Administration (GSA). In 1991, the GSA started construction...

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62 | The Honored Dead: African American Cemeteries, Graveyards, and Burial Grounds Spring 2022

News

Bruce Henderson Wins the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize

Bruce Henderson has been awarded the tenth annual Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize for Bridge to the Sun: The Secret Role of the Japanese Americans Who Fought in the Pacific in World War II (Knopf). The $50,000 prize is bestowed...

News

Black Lives in the Founding Era: A Self-Paced Course and a 2022 Calendar

The Gilder Lehrman Institute is proud to announce two new offerings as part of our Black Lives in the Founding Era initiative. Black Lives in the Founding Era, a Self-Paced Course In this course, Professor James Basker and a number of...

News

Meet All the Historians at the Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium

Now is the time to enroll in courses for the Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium , being held Sunday, July 16 through Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Take your pick of courses, but meet all the historians at...

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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:...

Video

Historians Now: Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln by Richard Brookhiser

Government and Civics

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

Richard Brookhiser discusses his book, Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln . Brookhiser traces Lincoln's quest to follow in the footsteps of the Founding Fathers.

Classroom Resources

Abraham Lincoln Highlights

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, founded in 1994 promotes the knowledge and understanding of American history through educational programs and resources. Drawing on the 80,000 documents in the Gilder Lehrman...

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Barack Obama’s First Inaugural Address, 2009

The inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States in 2009 was a historic moment not only because Obama was the first African American ever sworn into executive office but also because he entered the presidency at a...

History Now Essay

Change and Crisis: North America on the Eve of the European Invasion

Christopher L. Miller

Geography, Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

It was around the year 1450. A young man was living alone in the dense forest somewhere southeast of Lake Ontario because there was not enough food in his home village. Many like him were doing the same and some, perhaps even this...

Appears in:

25 | Three Worlds Meet Fall 2010

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16,502 items

"What We Leave the Earth": The African Burial Ground in New York City

Bruce Henderson Wins the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize

Black Lives in the Founding Era: A Self-Paced Course and a 2022 Calendar

Meet All the Historians at the Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium

2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipients Announced

Historians Now: Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln by Richard Brookhiser

Abraham Lincoln Highlights

Barack Obama’s First Inaugural Address, 2009

Change and Crisis: North America on the Eve of the European Invasion

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