Honest History and Hope in Ojibwe Classroom
Reid Benson, 2018 graduate of the
Master of Arts in American History and Government, teaches at Cass Lake-Bena High School on the...
Veteran and Teacher Royce Aldridge
Royce Aldridge did not begin his career as a history teacher. As a freshman at the University of Montana, he fought against a...
New Professional Development Opportunities | Teaching American History
The Teaching American History team had a great time at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Conference in Philadelphia this year!...
The Fight for a Federal Anti-Lynching Law
Over 122 years of effort preceded the passage of the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, signed into law by President Biden on March 29,...
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,...
Summer MAHG Course Examines Influence of Political Rhetoric on Citizens’ Choices
How does rhetoric shape citizens’ understanding of the political choices they face? In the political contests of our history, which arguments have exerted...
Echoes from Dealey Plaza | Teaching American History
On this day, 59 years ago, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, TX. The following blog post is an excerpt from MAHG...
335 Year-Old Antislavery Arguments | Teaching American History
In 1700, a Puritan judge named Samuel Sewall published the first anti-slavery pamphlet in North America. It was titled “The Selling of Joseph,”...
George Washington on Political Parties
In 1792, as President George Washington neared the end of his first term in office, he was strongly contemplating retirement. Decades of service...
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...
