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In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, we are pleased to offer free professional development sessions in spring 2024 focusing on different aspects of American Veterans’ and Service Members’...
Infographic: The Vietnam War Military Statistics
Download Infographic as PDF Questions for Discussion In what year were the greatest number of US service members stationed in Vietnam? In what year were there the greatest number of US battle deaths in Vietnam? How many...
America's First Civil Rights Movement (Teacher Seminar Online)
America’s First Civil Rights Movement, from Revolution to Reconstruction Lead Scholar : Kate Masur, Northwestern University Master Teacher : Kory Loyola Partner Organization: The Historic New Orleans Collection Live Session Dates : Week of August 5...
National Book Prizes | Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
The Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize is awarded annually for the finest scholarly work in English on Abraham Lincoln, the American Civil War soldier, or the American Civil War era. The $50,000 prize was established in 1990 by Richard...
American Indians
If history is the story of what people have done, then American history began thousands of years ago, and by far most of it is that of Indian peoples and their ancestors before Europeans arrived. Historians, however, disagree over...
National History Teacher of the Year | Eligibility
Any full-time educator of grades K–12 who teaches American history (including state and local history) is eligible for consideration. American history may be taught as an individual subject or as part of other subjects, such as social...
Capstone in American History
Capstone in American History Course Number : AMHI 699 Semesters : All semesters Image: Photograph of John Quincy Adams Ward’s Stock Exchange Pediment, 1903 (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC06343.038)
Course Description The...
AP US Government and Politics | History School (2024)
AP US Government and Politics: The US Constitution Master Teachers: Lois MacMillan, Tyler Nice, Amy Palo, and Ryan Werenka Course Dates: July 11–August 15, 2024 Live Session Time Slot: Thursdays, 5–6 p.m. ET Online Platform: Zoom Eligibility : High...
Environmentalism, Love Canal, and Lois Gibbs, 1953-1997
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Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Speech Teaching Civics through History In this unit, students will develop knowledgeable and well-reasoned points of view on the history of free speech in the United States. Image Source : Stump Speaking by George C. Bingham, published by...
Federal, State, and Tribal Governance
Federal, State, and Tribal Governance Teaching Civics through History In this unit, students will learn how federalism forms the basis of the relationship between national, state, and tribal governments in the United States. Image Source: Map...
AP US History | History School (2024)
AP United States History: "Complex Understanding" Master Teacher: Sara Ziemnik Course Dates: July 2–August 13, 2024 Live Session Time Slot: Tuesdays, 5–6 p.m. ET Online Platform: Zoom Eligibility : High school students (grades 9–12) Deadline to...
History School
This summer we are offering three AP prep courses led by Gilder Lehrman master teachers. AP US History: "Complex Understanding": July 2–August 13 AP African American Studies: An Overview: July 10–August 14 AP US Government and Politics: The US...
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...
Internship Program
Applications for Summer 2024 are now closed. 2024–2025 Academic Year Applications for the 2024–2025 Academic Year will open by the end of May 2024. If you would like to be notified about internships as they become available, please complete the...
Harold Holzer - "Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration"
Harold Holzer is a scholar of Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the American Civil War era. He serves as Jonathan F. Fanton Director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College. Order Brought Forth on...
Dora Dougherty Strother McKeown, Women Airforce Service Pilot in World War II
When Dora Dougherty Strother McKeown was just a kid she couldn’t wait for Sunday. For every Sunday her entire family would climb into their old Oakland motor car and drive to the airport to spend the day watching planes fly. It had...
The Life and Death of Roger Romine: A Tuskegee Airman Gone Too Soon
The Tuskegee Airmen were an elite group of African American pilots and support personnel who fought in World War II. Their relevance in the African American struggle for equality and respect cannot be overstated. During World War II,...
Jack Cleveland Montgomery: Peace to War and Back Again
Few combat veterans have seemingly overcome the trauma that comes with their terrifying, horrific experiences. Most, in fact, suffer from the mild to severe effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and undergo flashbacks,...
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