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...
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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...
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...
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...