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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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 :...
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...