Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973)
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Prize to be given at the National Book Festival on September 25, Mount Vernon, Va. – Rick Atkinson is the winner of the 2020 George Washington Prize for his 2019 book The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777 (Henry Holt). The George Washington Prize, begun in 2005, is the only literary prize focused on America’s founding era. It recognizes the year’s best books on early American history, and includes a $50,000 cash award for the winner. This year’s award was announced on September 25 as part of the National Book Festival, mountvernon.org/…
2020 National History Teacher of the Year Sergio de Alba with graduating students 2020 National History Teacher of the Year Sergio de Alba with graduating students Sergio de Alba, a teacher at R. M. Miano Elementary School in Los Baños, California, was named the 2020 National History Teacher of the Year and will be honored in a recorded ceremony on October 7, 2020. Register here for A Tribute to Teachers: Heroes of 2020. Mr. de Alba answered some questions asked by Gilder Lehrman Institute staff when his award was announced., What was your initial reaction upon hearing that you were named the…
Winner of the Seventh Annual Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History Announced, Award Program Available Online Thursday, November 5, 2020, New York, NY, September 30, 2020 – The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that John C. McManus has been awarded the seventh annual Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History for Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 (Dutton-Penguin). The $50,000 prize is bestowed annually in recognition of the best book in the field of military history published in English during the previous calendar year. A program…
On Wednesday, October 14, members of the Gilder Lehrman Student Advisory Council interviewed Lin-Manuel Miranda’s father, Luis Miranda, about his life as depicted in the HBO film Siempre, Luis . See below for the meaningful, personal, and entertaining exchange of stories and ideas. Directed by first-time filmmaker John James, Siempre, Luis had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Filmed over the course of a year, the project details Miranda’s devotion to his family and country—not letting anything, even a heart attack, slow him down. In the film, Miranda tells his son…
“You have no idea how the change in credentials impacted my credibility in a school where challenges arise towards teachers of color.” —2019–2020 MA Program Participant Survey Respondent “The improved skills I gain through this Gilder Lehrman courses help me more effectively teach my students to act as historians instead of just history students.” —Ron Poppie, Arcadia Elementary School (Arcadia, WI) “My understanding of history is deeper. I don’t feel like a teacher teaching history I feel more like a historian teaching history.” —2019–2020 MA Program Participant Survey Respondent “I have…
college logos We are happy to announce that the Gilder Lehrman Institute has partnered with several colleges and universities across the country to offer scholarships exclusively for NAAHC seniors! Nine colleges and universities in seven states have committed to NAAHC scholarships in Fall 2021. Click the name of the school for more information on scholarship eligibility, and click the link below to “opt-in” to receive communications from the schools and make yourself eligible for these prestigious scholarships. [collapse collapsed title=Albion College (Albion, MI)], Albion College–Gilder…
The Gilder Lehrman Institute Book Shop offers the best American history books available. The Gilder Lehrman Institute Book Shop offers the best American history books available. The Gilder Lehrman Institute Book Shop is the history lovers’ online book store. In addition to general new and notable history titles, the Book Shop offers books featured on Gilder Lehrman Institute’s popular Book Breaks , Inside the Vault , and Hamilton Cast Read Along programs. You can easily browse Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize , Frederick Douglass Book Prize , George Washington Prize , and Gilder Lehrman Prize for…
Associate Director of Education and Director, Hamilton Education Program Sasha Rolón Pereira Associate Director of Education and Director, Hamilton Education Program Sasha Rolón Pereira Associate Director of Education and Director, Hamilton Education Program Sasha Rolón Pereira is featured prominently in this story from Uproxx by Allison Sanchez on December 18, 2020 . Says Rolón Pereira in the article, when asked about the process of EduHam that starts with primary scource documents, “The truest way to find out what happened is to go directly to the voices –the letters people actually wrote…
A new partnership between St. John Fisher College, the Rochester Historical Society, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History will create a scholarship for students interested in pursuing studies in history. The Gilder Lehrman Scholarship in American History will provide students the opportunity to individualize their undergraduate experience, engage in internships and independent studies, and have hands-on access to the archives and resources held by the Rochester Historical Society. Fisher is one of only nine colleges and universities in the country to offer the scholarship.…
Sara Ziemnik, 2017 National History Teacher of the Year Sara Ziemnik, 2017 National History Teacher of the Year AP United States History Test Prep: 1890–Present is a Gilder Lehrman History School course that will introduce high school students to the final three time periods (1890–Present) covered by the College Board’s AP United States History Curriculum. It is a continuation of AP United States History, Test Prep: 1492–1898 offered in Fall 2020. Sara Ziemnik, 2017 National History Teacher of the Year, teaches both classes. Sara answered questions about the class posed by GLI staff., This…
Students in the midst of a rap battle for an EduHam performance on December 4, 2019 Students in the midst of a rap battle for an EduHam performance on December 4, 2019 Welcome to the official newsletter for the Hamilton Education Program Online , the program whose goal is to help students in grades 6–12 see the relevance of the Founding Era by using primary sources to create a performance piece (e.g., a song, rap, poem, or scene) following the model used by Lin-Manuel Miranda to create the musical Hamilton . This month we focus on how students might be inspired by, “Cabinet Battle #17rdquo;,…
2019 Illinois History Teacher of the Year Keisha Rembert with actress and Hamilton dance captain Kim Taylor reading and discussing "Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story" 2019 Illinois History Teacher of the Year Keisha Rembert with actress and Hamilton dance captain Kim Taylor reading and discussing "Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story" Hamilton Cast Read Alongs , a Gilder Lehrman History School program, features Hamilton cast members reading award-winning children’s books followed by a discussion of the history behind the story led by Gilder Lehrman Mater Teacher Keisha Rembert. …
Kevin Cline at the 2016 National History Teacher of the Year ceremony Kevin Cline at the 2016 National History Teacher of the Year ceremony Kevin Cline, who taught the Summer 2020 History School course “The United States, 1492–1865,” returns to History School this spring with “, The US Constitution: Looking Backward from 2021 to 1787 .”, This course focuses on key aspects of the Constitution, the government it establishes, the freedoms it gives, and the questions it poses. Key topics will include free speech, freedom of and from religion, voting, and cruel and unusual punishment, and how…
LESSON PLANS, Americans All: Foreign-born Soldiers and World War I by John McNamara and Ron Nash Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Immigration and Migration: History through Art (Grades 6–12) by Tim Bailey, SPOTLIGHTS ON PRIMARY SOURCES, Verses on Norwegian Emigration to America, 1853 San Francisco’s Chinatown, 1880 Statue of Liberty, 1884 Map of the Foreign-Born Population of the United States, 1900 Immigration Cartoon, 1916, ESSAYS, Essays with bullet points are open to everyone. To read the other essays, please sign up for our free Affiliate School Program . “Immigration Policy, Mexican…
The Gilder Lehrman Institute is excited to announce the new “Black Lives in the Founding Era” initiative . This project restores to view the lives and works of a wide array of African Americans in the period 1760 to 1800, and draws on our archive of historical documents and our network of scholars and master teachers. Over the next six months, the Institute will produce digital and print materials to serve teachers and students, including but not limited to A History School course this spring. Geared toward students in grades 3–8, each class looks at a different historical figure—some famous…
Engraving of Frederick Douglass (Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC08948.02) Engraving of Frederick Douglass (Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC08948.02) The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University are pleased to announce that registration for Summer 2021 courses is now open for the Pace–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History . The online program for K–12 teachers affiliated with the Gilder Lehrman Institute offers a unique and affordable opportunity for educators to work with two dynamic and eminent institutions dedicated to lifelong learning and career preparedness. The…
"The Battle of Bunker Hill: Peter Salem Shooting the British Major Pitcairn" from "The Black Phalanx; A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the Wars of 1775-1812, 1861-1865" by Joseph T. Wilson, 1888 (Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC06192) "The Battle of Bunker Hill: Peter Salem shooting the British Major Pitcairn" from The Black Phalanx; a History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the Wars of 1775-1812, 1861-1865 by Joseph T. Wilson, 1888 (Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC06192) The Gilder Lehrman Institute initiative “ Black Lives in the Founding Era ” restores to…
Since the summer of 2020, Gilder Lehrman Book Breaks has featured the most exciting history scholars in America discussing their books live with host William Roka followed by a Q&A with home audiences. This April, a diverse set of books makes for probing discussions on the history of traveling as a Black person, the first civil rights movement of the early 1800s, globalization, and George Washington's Farewell Address. On, April 4, Mia Bay discusses her book Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance , which explores how travel segregation began, why so many of those who challenged…
Joe Welch, 2018 National History Teacher of the Year Joe Welch, 2018 National History Teacher of the Year Joe Welch returns to teach a special four-week Gilder Lehrman History School course called “ The Cold War ” this spring. Welch, the 2018 National History Teacher of the Year, will focus on how the United States and the Soviet Union emerged from the devastation of World War II into a mutual distrust predicated on deep ideological differences between the two nations leading to a Cold War that lasted more than forty years. This course will provide an overview of the origins and consequences…
Please click the play button on the video to begin your course. You can pause the video and use the arrows to navigate between lectures. Closed captioning and Spanish subtitles are available. This video series was made possible by a generous grant from the Charles Hayden Foundation.
"Life of George Washington The Christian Death" painted by Junius Brutus Stearns, ca. 1853 (Library of Congress) "Life of George Washington The Christian Death" painted by Junius Brutus Stearns, ca. 1853 (Library of Congress) The Gilder Lehrman Institute initiative “Black Lives in the Founding Era” restores to view the lives and works of a wide array of African Americans in the period 1760 to 1800, drawing on our archive of historical documents and our network of scholars and master teachers. Highlighted in this weekly Black Lives in the Founding Era News post are programs, resources, and…
"Benjamin Banneker: Surveyor-Inventor-Astronomer," mural by Maxime Seelbinder, at the Recorder of Deeds building, built in 1943, Washington, D.C. (Library of Congress) "Benjamin Banneker: Surveyor-Inventor-Astronomer," mural by Maxime Seelbinder, at the Recorder of Deeds building, built in 1943, Washington, D.C. (Library of Congress) This April on Inside the Vault , the online program that highlights unique primary sources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, we span nearly two centuries of achievement and activism, from bold statements made by African American scientist and mathematician …
The Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History at the New-York Historical Society is a $50,000 prize administered by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the New-York Historical Society. Each year the award recognizes the best book on military history in the English-speaking world distinguished by its scholarship, its contribution to the literature, and its appeal to both a general and an academic audience. This year’s award ceremony was presented online and features a 30-minute conversation between Andrew Roberts, chair of the prize committee, and John C. McManus, this year’s…