Lesson Plan World War II Posters and Propaganda Art, Government and Civics Click here to download this four-lesson unit.
Program/Event Hamilton Cast Read Alongs The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is excited to share its archive of Hamilton Cast Read Alongs. Hamilton Cast Read Alongs is a program that features Hamilton cast members reading award-winning children’s books followed...
Program/Event College Fellowships in American History The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History provides annual short-term research fellowships in the amount of $3000 each to undergraduate students majoring or minoring in History, American Studies, Africana, Political Science, or...
Basic Page All Upcoming Events All Upcoming Events May 2024 All Audiences Book Breaks Subscription Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET Anastasia C. Curwood, University of Kentucky Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics Teachers Online...
Basic Page 2024 Teacher Seminar Livestream Registration Calendar Register to Livestream Lectures from Our Four In-Person Seminars A List of Livestream Lectures by Date Cost: Free Location: Online Options: A compilation of all the lectures from four Teacher Seminars In Person Dates: July 14–July 26, 2024...
Program/Event Register to Livestream In-Person Teacher Seminars This summer we are pleased to offer four in-person seminars in California, Illinois, New Jersey, and Virginia. The application for the in-person programs is closed. Register to watch livestreamed lectures from each location. A full calendar of all...
Video: Book Breaks Matthew Davenport - "The Longest Minute: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906" Government and Civics Matthew J. Davenport’s first book, First Over There: The Attack on Cantigny, America’s First Battle of World War I (2015), was a finalist for the 2015 Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History. Davenport is a practicing attorney...
Basic Page Fighting Americas Wars Livestream Schedule & Registration Livestream: Fighting America’s Wars: From the Civil War through Vietnam Veterans Legacy Program Each lecture/discussion will address the seminar’s key questions in relation to a specific war: Who serves, and why? How was each war fought, and what...
Program/Event Book Breaks May 5 Every Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) Upcoming Book Breaks April May 5 - Anastasia C. Curwood on Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics Shirley Chisholm was an early childhood educator. How did she also become...
About page Scholarly Advisory Board Cawo Abdi, Professor of Sociology University of Minnesota Lauren Acker, History Instructor Pasadena City College Laura Rosanne Adderley, Associate Professor of African Diaspora History Tulane University Westenley Alcenat, Assistant...
Basic Page Livestream Registration for The Global Legacies of World War II Livestream: The Global Legacies of World War II Veterans Legacy Program Program Dates : July 15–18, 2024 Location : Online (Broadcast from USS Midway Museum, San Diego, California) Cost : Free Monday, July 15, 2024 Michael S...
About page Gilder Lehrman Staff Directory Executive Office James G. Basker , President and CEO Email: basker@gilderlehrman.org Kathrine Mott , Chief Operating Officer Email: mott@gilderlehrman.org Phone: 646-366-9666 ext. 119 Assistant to the President Email: baskerasst...
About page Open Positions at the Gilder Lehrman Institute Internship Program Read more about our Internship Program . Development Manager The Organization The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) is the nation’s leading American history organization dedicated to K–12 education....
Lesson Plan The Battle of Gettysburg through Union and Confederate Eyes 5 Click here to download this two-lesson unit.
Basic Page History U | Chinese in the United States Chinese in the United States This History U course offers an overview of the history of Chinese in America, emphasizing Chinese American identity and community formations under the shadow of the Yellow Peril. Course Instructor : Professor Madeline...
Basic Page Period 8: 1945-1980 (AP US History) Period 8: 1945-1980 After World War II, the United States grappled with prosperity and unfamiliar international responsibilities while struggling to live up to its ideals. Topics may include The Cold War and the Red Scare America as a World Power...
About page Annual Reports Download the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s Annual Reports below. Annual Report 2023 (PDF) Annual Report 2022 (PDF) Annual Report 2021 (PDF) Annual Report 2020 (PDF) Annual Report 2019 (PDF) Annual Report 2018 (PDF) Annual Report 2017 ...
Video: Book Breaks Tomiko Brown-Nagin - "Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality" Government and Civics Tomiko Brown-Nagin is dean of Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Daniel P. S. Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School, and professor of history in the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Order Civil Rights Queen at the...
Video: General Black Writers of the Founding Era: A Conversation with James Basker Literature Black Writers of the Founding Era: A Conversation with James Basker Recorded at Roosevelt House, Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, April 17, 2024. This discussion of the new Library of America anthology Black Writers of the...
Basic Page Master's Degree in American History Master's Degree in American History K–12 educators can earn their graduate degree in this affordable, online, accredited program. It’s easy to apply and become an enrolled student. Applications are open all year and are reviewed on a rolling basis....
Program/Event Student Advisory Council Join this group of high-achieving students providing guidance to the Institute to refine outreach and programs for students. About the SAC Created in 2014, the Gilder Lehrman Student Advisory Council (SAC) is a diverse group...
Basic Page History U History U The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s History U offers free, self-paced courses in American history to high school students. Each History U course includes Video lectures by a leading history professor Primary sources and in-depth readings Short...
Basic Page History U | The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence This course investigates the origins, meanings, and contested legacies of one of the most consequential political documents in world history. Course Instructor : Professor Eric Slauter, University of Chicago...
Basic Page History U | America's First Civil Rights Movement America's First Civil Rights Movement This History U course will explore the little-known movement for racial equality in free states from the nation’s founding to the Civil War and Reconstruction. Course Instructor : Professor Kate Masur,...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: The Surrender of Robert E. Lee 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ “I ask a suspension of hostilities pending the discussion of the Terms of surrender of this army.” —Robert E. Lee, April 9, 1865 Shortly before noon on April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee sent a message to Union General...
Essay African Americans and Emancipation Manisha Sinha Historians increasingly understand emancipation was not a singular event that simply involved the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. Instead, emancipation is better understood as...
Program/Event Collection Programs | Inside the Vault Inside the Vault: Jewish American Soldiers & Jewish Refugees after World War II In the wake of World War II, American servicemen helped Jewish refugees come to the United States. Join us as we learn more about the servicemen’s...
Program/Event Student Opportunities | Gilder Lehrman-National History Academy Scholarships > > > Apply now on the National History Academy site by May 1 What if you had the opportunity not just to learn American history, but to live it? Spend your summer at the National History Academy’s Residential Summer...
Basic Page The American Civil War (Teacher Symposium) The American Civil War SOLD OUT This course examines the era of the American Civil War, with emphasis on its origins, scope, and consequences. Lead Scholar : Gary Gallagher, University of Virginia Master Teacher : Gena Oppenheim Image Source: Civil...
Program/Event Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium Join us and three hundred fellow educators at Gettysburg College for this four-day program. You will study one topic in depth with a world-renowned scholar and be able to attend optional events such as book talks, networking sessions, trivia night,...
History Now Essay Race and the American Constitution: A Struggle toward National Ideals James Oliver Horton Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ James O. Horton was the Benjamin Banneker Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History at George Washington University and historian emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. He edited,... Appears in: 13 | The Constitution Fall 2007 57 | Black Voices in American Historiography Summer 2020
History Now Essay When the Past Speaks to the Present: Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings Annette Gordon-Reed Science, Technology, Engineering and Math 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Annette Gordon-Reed is the Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History and a professor of history at Harvard University. Her books include The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (2008), which received the Pulitzer... Appears in: 2 | Primary Sources on Slavery Winter 2004 57 | Black Voices in American Historiography Summer 2020
News How Did We Get Here? On Demand: “Race Relations and African American Experiences” How Did We Get Here? is a professional development series offered by the Gilder Lehrman Institute that provides teachers with ready-made, classroom-friendly resources on topics in American history that are front-and-center in current...
News Announcing the 2021-2022 How Did We Get Here? Series—Professional Development on Topical Issues The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to launch the 2021-2022 How Did We Get Here? professional development series, which provides teachers with ready-made, classroom-friendly resources on topics in American history that are front...
News How Did We Get Here? On Demand: “Race Relations and African American History,” Volumes 1 and 2 How Did We Get Here? is a professional development series offered by the Gilder Lehrman Institute that provides teachers with ready-made, classroom-friendly resources on topics in American history that are front-and-center in current...
News May 18 - Virtual PD: Veterans Legacy Program with Florida National Cemetery 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’...
Basic Page Livestream Registration for Reframing Lincoln Livestream: Reframing Lincoln Myth, Memory, and Changing Narratives Program Dates : July 22–26, 2024 Location : Online (Broadcast from Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, Illinois) Cost : Free Image: Photograph of Abraham...
Program/Event Statesmanship in American History Statesmanship in American History will allow up to 20 8th–12th grade teachers to participate in a weeklong professional development event on-site at Princeton University. Application Deadline : The application closed on March 5, 2024. Join us for...
Program/Event Reframing Lincoln: Myth, Memory, and Changing Narratives The Reframing Lincoln Seminar: Myth, Memory, and Changing Narratives is a weeklong PD event for up to 25 K–12 teachers at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. Application Deadline : The application closed on...
Program/Event The Global Legacies of World War II Veterans Legacy Program Seminar Application Deadline : The application closed on March 5, 2024. Join us for free livestreams of seminar lectures. Livestream Dates : July 15–19, 2024 Lead Scholar : Michael S. Neiberg, US Army War College Master...
Program/Event Fighting America’s Wars: From the Civil War through Vietnam Veterans Legacy Program Seminar Application Deadline : The application closed on March 5, 2024. Join us for free livestreams of the seminar lectures. Livestream Dates : July 22–25, 2024 Lead Scholar : Beth Bailey, University of Kansas Master Teacher...
Basic Page American Indian History since 1900 (Teacher Seminar Online) American Indian History since 1900 Lead Scholar : Donald L. Fixico, Arizona State University Master Teacher : Patience LeBlanc Partner Organization : The National WWI Museum and Memorial Live Session Dates : Week of July 29 Registration Deadline :...
Basic Page Livestream Registration for Statesmanship in American History Livestream: Statesmanship in American History Program Dates : July 14–19, 2024 Location : Online (Broadcast from Princeton, New Jersey) Cost : Free Image Source: James Madison by Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1805–1807 (Bowdoin College Museum of Art) ...
Program/Event Summer Professional Development Whatever your budget and your interests, the Gilder Lehrman Institute has a professional development opportunity for you. Study with world-renowned scholars, connect with other teachers from across the United States, and reinvigorate your enthusiasm...
News Food Conservation during WWI: "Food Will Win the War" When most people think of wartime food rationing, they think of World War II. However, civilians were encouraged to do their part for the war effort during World War I as well. This colorful poster by artist Charles E. Chambers was...
Video: General How to MCQ | AP US History Study Guide How to MCQ Learn test-taking strategies to answer Multiple-Choice Questions.
News How Did We Get Here?: American Indian Experiences in American History The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to launch the 2021-2022 How Did We Get Here? professional development series, which provides teachers with ready-made, classroom-friendly resources on topics in American history that are front...
Video: Book Breaks Frank J. Cirillo - "The Abolitionist Civil War: Immediatists and the Struggle to Transform the Union" Government and Civics Frank J. Cirillo is a historian of slavery and antislavery in the nineteenth-century United States. Order The Abolitionist Civil War at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the...
Basic Page AP US History Study Guide AP US History Study Guide Begin your journey through US history by exploring primary sources, essays, and videos, organized by time period. Exam Date : Friday, May 10, 2024 Image Source : World War II recruiting poster created by the US Office of...
Basic Page Homepage Master's Degree in American History Summer 2024 Registration Is Open K–12 educators can earn their graduate degree in this affordable, online, accredited program. It’s easy to apply and become an enrolled student. Upcoming Summer Semester Dates...