Presidential Leadership in Times of Crisis
Sources for Educators
In light of recent events, we’ve chosen to highlight a program that took place several years ago, but still feels relevant...
President Roosevelt’s “Fireside Chat” on the Plan for Reorganization of the Judiciary
Roosevelt’s New Deal and the Supreme Court
President Roosevelt was outraged when the Supreme Court invalidated two of the most important New Deal initiatives...
The History of “Court-Packing” | Teaching American History
Roosevelt’s “Court-Packing” Plan
For many students, the “Fireside Chat on the Reorganization of the Judiciary” (more memorably recalled as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “court-packing plan”)...
Documents in Detail: Slavery and Its Consequences
Our Documents in Detail webinar for April 20th, 2022 will focus on Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action.”...
The Crimean Conference | Teaching American History
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looming large in the news we thought it wise to revisit the region’s ties to American history.
Prior to...
The Passage of the 13th Amendment
Congressional passage of the Thirteenth Amendment on January 31, 1865 was a long-awaited, monumental reform in American life and politics. Yet it accomplished...
Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle over Slavery
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In 1854, Abraham Lincoln said of Thomas Jefferson that he “was, is, and perhaps will continue to be our...
Lincoln’s Apple of Gold | Teaching American History
The image featured on the cover of TAH’s new document volume, Abraham Lincoln, might puzzle the casual observer. Why a golden apple in...
Common Sense: The Book of the Year (in 1776)
It’s a pattern familiar to most Americans. Various media sources publish “best books of the year” each December, accompanied by a preview of...
Primary Sources for Educators: World War II
Our popular document collection on World War II, edited by Jennifer D. Keene, has been published in a second, corrected edition. After using the...
