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For the ministers in charge of the Spanish empire, the outbreak of the American Revolution was nothing short of unthinkable. In 1776, the rebellion of American colonists against Spain’s quintessential enemy, the British empire, was...
From the Editor
Most Americans are familiar with the role leading Frenchmen played in the story of the American Revolution. They admire the young and idealistic Marquis de Lafayette, scorn the wily peace treaty negotiator the Comte de Vergennes, and...
Colonial Pennsylvania and the Paxton Massacre, 1763
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About This Lesson Plan Unit The four lessons in this unit explore a massacre in colonial Pennsylvania in which the Paxton Boys—immigrants from Ulster,...
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...
The American West
The American West Led by : Prof. Elliott West (University of Arkansas) Course Number : AMHI 632 Semesters : Spring 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2024 Image : William Hicks Jackson, Walpi Pueblo First Hopi Mesa, Arizona (The Gilder Lehrman Institute,...
The History of American Protest
The History of American Protest Led by : Prof. John Stauffer (Harvard University) Course Number : AMHI 691 Semesters : Fall 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2024 Image: Warren K. Leffler, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963 (Library...
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....
Collection Programs | Inside the Vault
Inside the Vault: A 1925 Study Guide for Eighth Grade Graduation in Iowa Are you smarter than a (1925) eighth grader? In the 1920s, when most students did not go to high school, the eighth-grade state examinations marked the end of...
American Presidency (Teacher Symposium)
The American Presidency The Most Powerful, Impossible Job in the World SOLD OUT The course will discuss the origins of the presidency and the executive branch, how it has evolved over the past 234 years, and the challenges facing the institution...
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 work through primary sources. Who were these people? What are their stories? On...
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...
Book Breaks
Every Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) Upcoming Book Breaks May May 19 - Steve Inskeep on Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America Abraham Lincoln was a skilled conversationalist. He told jokes, relied on sarcasm,...
Anastasia C. Curwood - "Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics"
Anastasia Curwood is a professor of history and director of the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies at the University of Kentucky. Order Shirley Chisholm at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from...
American Environmental History (Teacher Seminar Online)
American Environmental History Lead Scholar : Catherine McNeur, Portland State University Master Teacher : Dale Hoggatt Live Session Dates : Week of July 1 Registration Deadline : Monday, June 24 Image Source: Photograph of Columnar Basalts on the...
Teaching Resources for Teacher Appreciation Week
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! The Gilder Lehrman Institute is honored to work with K–12 teachers across the globe and provide support for their invaluable work in not only bringing history to life for their students, but educating...
The American Revolution: The Boston Massacre, “Yankee Doodle,” and the Declaration of Independence, 1770-1776
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Explorers and Exploration in Early American History: Shifting the Narrative, 1489-1609
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Congratulations to three 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners featured on Book Breaks!
Congratulations to Jacqueline Jones, Jonathan Eig, and Ilyon Woo! On May 6, 2024, Columbia University announced the 108th Pulitzer Prizes, awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board. Among the winners were Jones, Eig,...
James G. Basker - "Black Writers of the Founding Era"
James G. Basker is president and CEO of the Gilder Lehrman Institute and Richard Gilder Professor of Literary History at Barnard College, Columbia University. Order Black Writers of the Founding Era at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We...
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...
Black Writers of the Founding Era: A Conversation with James Basker
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...
Livestream Registration for Statesmanship in American History
Livestream: Statesmanship in American History Program Dates : July 15–18, 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)
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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...
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....
Inside the Vault: The Surrender of Robert E. Lee
“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...
African Americans and Emancipation
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...
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...
Race and the American Constitution: A Struggle toward National Ideals
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,...
When the Past Speaks to the Present: Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
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...
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...
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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 :...
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...
May 4 - Virtual PD: Veterans Legacy Program with Jefferson Barracks 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’...
May 11 - Virtual PD: Veterans Legacy Program with Black Hills 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’...
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...
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...
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,...
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