The Gilder Lehrman Institute is delighted to announce the 2023 State History Teachers of the Year. The winner of this year’s National History Teacher of the Year Award will be announced in September 2023 and celebrated at a ceremony in New York City.
Join professor Geraldo L. Cadava of Northwestern University to explore the pivotal role of Latino communities in the United States from the sixteenth century through the early twenty-first century.
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The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History for K–12 educators opens Fall courses:
The Lives of the Enslaved: Daina Ramey Berry
Warfare in Early America 1585–1840: Timothy Shannon
American Enlightenment to 1787: Caroline Winterer
LGBTQ+ History of the US: Stephen Vider
American Immigration History: Madeline Hsu
The Kennedy Era: Barbara Perry
Sep. 15 panel features scholars and policymakers discussing history of voting rights, with:
John Avlon: CNN Senior Political Analyst
Akhil Reed Amar: Yale University Professor
Nicole Hemmer: Vanderbilt University Professor
The Hon. Myrna Pérez: US Circuit Court Judge
Bertrall Ross: University of Virginia Professor
Jeanette M. Senecal: League of Women Voters
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Hamilton are delighted to announce the winners of the third annual Ham4Progress Award for Educational Advancement, a cash award supporting college-bound high school students from communities that directly experience the consequences of injustice and discrimination.
Our master’s degree program gives K–12 educators an affordable way to earn a graduate degree while working full time.
Explore American history from your own home, in your own time, and at your own pace! Educators can obtain professional development credit.
These self-paced courses in American history are taught by the nation's top historians and are completely free for high school students.
Our curators commemorate the 240th anniversary of this document ending the Revolutionary War.
Learn more about the history of states’ roles in choosing who gets to vote.
Join us for a lecture and pedagogy workshop (the two sessions are identical in content).
$10,000 for Texas educators in the Houston and San Antonio areas to cover all tuition and textbook costs for the entire MA program
$750 for MA program students taking more than one course during a single semester
It is easy to join our affordable master's degree in American History.
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America’s Philosopher: John Locke in American Intellectual Life
A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community
King: A Life
We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like this first draft of the US Constitution
Discover 2,000+ individuals who lived through the American Revolution, like the poet Phillis Wheatley.
Bring history to life with visual sources, like this US War Department recruitment poster (ca. 1944–1945).
In addition to documents, the Collection includes objects, like this campaign button for Lyndon Johnson.
Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like those of a female pilot in the 1910s.
Explore the fight against slavery through abolitionist writings, like this note by Frederick Douglass.
The Online Journal of the Gilder Lehrman Institute
History Now features essays by the nation’s leading historians and provides the latest in American history scholarship for teachers, students, and general readers.
Veterans Legacy Program: Online Exhibition
Gilder Lehrman is proud to announce the launch of this new online exhibition introducing viewers to nineteen men and women who served during six conflicts in American history.
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