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A Tribute to Teachers

Watch "A Tribute to Teachers" Join us in gratitude for teachers everywhere—the lifeblood of the educational system, and true heroes during this unprecedented year. Lin-Manuel Miranda will present the 2020 National History Teacher of...

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Free Subscription to History Now: The Journal for Teachers

This month we are pleased to offer Affiliate School teachers a free subscription to History Now: The Journal . Each issue of History Now features original essays by renowned historians on key topics, eras, and themes in American...

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Register for the Fall Online History School for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students

The Gilder Lehrman Online History School provides engaging live interactive lessons by Master Teachers. We are pleased to offer new courses for the fall months for elementary, middle, and high school students. Master Teachers will...

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Hamilton Cast Read Alongs

The Gilder Lehrman Institute is excited to extend Hamilton Cast Read Alongs. A program that features Hamilton cast members reading award-winning children’s books followed by a discussion of the history behind the story led by Gilder...

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History School | Hamilton's World: Founding Era Documents

How did the United States become a country? How do we know that we have the real story? We know because we have evidence written and created by people who lived at that time. For four classes we are going to look at some of that...

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Nine Ways to Assign Extra Credit with the Gilder Lehrman Institute

We know that teachers are facing extraordinary challenges this school year and the Gilder Lehrman Institute would like to help carry the load by being an aid to teachers who are trying to keep their most committed students engaged....

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Rick Atkinson Receives the 2020 George Washington Prize for "The British Are Coming"

Prize to be given at the National Book Festival on September 25 Mount Vernon, Va. – Rick Atkinson is the winner of the 2020 George Washington Prize for his 2019 book The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton,...

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Newspaper clipping

2 May 1943

Shadow, John R. (fl. 1943 - .)

to Leonard Eugene Graeff

Pages 20 and 21 of a Newspaper. Page 20 is continuation of the newspaper article that began in document GLC09611.047.01. The article investigates the "Buick program" and the instruction that goes on. John annotated the images with captions. Page 21...

GLC09611.047.03

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Autograph document signed

14 December 1821

Unknown

[Manumission document]

A manumission notice that Barthelemy Campanel plans to emancipate Hanna an enslaved woman of about 60 years of age. The notice states that if anyone has an objection to this manumission they are to file the objection with the Parish Court within 40...

GLC09791.45

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Autograph document

1853-1854

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[List of belongings, includes enslaved people]

Document from King and Queen County Virginia. It lists the name of 12 enslaved people. "Go Wm P Courtney/ Self 21/ Slaves over 16 Thorton, Thorton Jr., Temple, John, Oney, Sally, Martha, Agnus, Harriet, Oney Jr., Sarah Anne, Mariah 12/ Between 12 +...

JB00578