335 Year-Old Antislavery Arguments
In 1700, a Puritan judge named Samuel Sewall published the first anti-slavery pamphlet in North America. It was titled “The Selling of Joseph,” and this pamphlet made several arguments against
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In 1700, a Puritan judge named Samuel Sewall published the first anti-slavery pamphlet in North America. It was titled “The Selling of Joseph,” and this pamphlet made several arguments against
One hundred and fifty eight years ago, President Abraham Lincoln gave his Last Public Address. This speech was delivered only two days after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox on
On March 29, 1973, the last American combat soldier, Master Sgt. Max Beilke, left Vietnam, completing the American military withdrawal. President Richard Nixon had announced on January 23, 1973 that
Now available in our bookstore! In 1854, Abraham Lincoln said of Thomas Jefferson that he “was, is, and perhaps will continue to be our most distinguished politician.” We may now
In honor of the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, today we share a document from Dec. 7th, 1941 with you. This primary source, along with thirty-three others
On this day, 59 years ago, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, TX. The following blog post is an excerpt from MAHG faculty member Stephen Knott’s book, Coming to Terms with John
The following is an excerpt of our latest CDC volume, Native Americans. Written by volume editor Jace Weaver, it describes the scope and purpose of this particular volume. The utmost
In honor of start of the Supreme Court’s Fall 2022 term, Teaching American History is featuring one of the most consequential decisions from America’s past, the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873). For
In 1792, as President George Washington neared the end of his first term in office, he was strongly contemplating retirement. Decades of service to his country had taken their toll
50 Core American Docs: An Introduction 50 Core American Documents is an introduction to both American history and to the Core Documents project of Teaching American History. As an introduction