Learn more about Lamb-Cason's achievements as an educator, advocate, author, and storyteller at Riverbend High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Image: Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason, 2024 National History Teacher of the Year
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is excited to introduce our new Citizenship hub. Take the US Naturalization Exam—available in short, intermediate, full, and Kahoot! formats—and receive real-time feedback on your results!
National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) celebrates the contributions made by Hispanic and Latino Americans to the history and culture of the United States. Explore essays, historical documents, lesson plans, and videos that tell the story of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States.
Upcoming Session: October 13, 2024
Author: H. W. Brands, University of Texas at Austin
Book: America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War
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This course explores the American struggle to establish a republic on a national scale. Award-winning historian Alan Taylor examines the politics, economy, social structure, and culture of the union created by the American Revolution and the bitter but creative debates over the meaning of the Revolution and the proper form of republican government.
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Image: An engraving of Thomas Jefferson by Cornelius Tiebout after a portrait by Rembrandt Peale, Philadelphia, 1801. (Yale University Art Gallery)
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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.
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Deepen your knowledge of this holiday with historical documents, essays, videos, and lesson plans from the Gilder Lehrman Institute.
Deepen your knowledge of this holiday with historical documents, essays, videos, and lesson plans from the Gilder Lehrman Institute.
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America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War
John Lewis: A Life
Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
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.
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Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like those of a female pilot in the 1910s.
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Learn about the historical research process in this step-by-step guide. As you progress, you will have opportunities to apply what you are learning.
Image: American Servicemen and women in Paris celebrating the unconditional surrender of the Japanese, August 15, 1945 (National Archives, 111-SC-210241)
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