The Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
For his MAHG capstone, Marc Turner prepared ten lesson plans on South Carolinians who were catalysts of the mid-twentieth century Civil
Rights Movement
As...
Lincoln’s Enduring Relevance | Teaching American History
Most teachers of American history and government admit to a fascination with Abraham Lincoln. Because he so clearly explains American political principles, many...
Debating Lincoln’s Leadership | Teaching American History
A conversation with Joseph Fornieri and David Tucker, Continued
This is the second part of our edited interview of Joseph Fornieri and David Tucker,...
Lincoln: Bridging the Founding and Our Own Time
A conversation with Joseph Fornieri and David Tucker
Teaching American History has released a new document collection, Abraham Lincoln: Core Documents. A compilation of Lincoln’s most...
Documents in Detail: Congress | Teaching American History
Join us for our last Documents in Detail episode for the 21-22 school year, during which we’ll look at a document that is...
“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing:” 122 Years Later
A poem that went on to be adopted as the “black national anthem” – “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” – was first publicly...
Hiram Rhodes Revels: The First Black Senator
Hiram Rhodes Revels
On February 25, 1870, the first African American ever elected to the office of Senator was sworn in. Hiram Rhodes Revels...
Teaching Dred Scott with Ryan DeMarco
Ryan DeMarco tells his APUSH students what he learned at a Teaching American History Seminar about the Dred Scott decision.
Visiting the Teaching American...
Saturday Webinar: Democracy, Republicanism, and Changing Views on Limited Government and the Separation of...
TAH’s Saturday Webinar for 2 April 2022, and the fourth in our Populists and Progressives series for Spring 2022. This episode will focus...
Nazism Threatens European Liberty | Teaching American History
In the years leading up to World War II, Churchill spoke openly of the threat to European liberty posed by Nazism and other...
