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Lonely Dissenter: Jane Addams Reflects on her Peace-making Efforts During World War I
In her essay “Personal Reactions In Time of War,” Jane Addams describes her experience as an opponent of World War I during a time of growing pro-war sentiment in the…
Documents in Detail: Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) will be the focus of the 19 FEB 2020 Documents in…
Saturday Webinar: William Jennings Bryan
American Minds Webinar Live show to air at 11am, Saturday, 1 FEB 2020, exploring the…
Documents in Detail: Abraham Lincoln’s Fragment on the Constitution and Union
Abraham Lincoln's short, powerful Fragment on the Constitution and Union (1861) was the focus of…
Saturday Webinar: Frederick Douglass
American Minds Webinar Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 11 JAN 2020, exploring the ideas,…
Documents in Detail: John C. Calhoun’s Speech on the Oregon Bill
Due to a technical failure, we were unable to record a significant part of the…
Saturday Webinar: Harriet Beecher Stowe
American Minds Webinar Our Saturday Webinar for 7 DEC 2019, explored the life, ideas, letters,…
Henry Clay: The Great Compromiser
The theme of this year’s Teaching American History Saturday webinars is American Minds. Prominent scholars…
Documents in Detail: The Webster-Hayne Debates
The Webster-Hayne Debates (1830) were the focus of the 20 NOV 2019 Documents in Detail…
Alexander Hamilton: Founding Father of the Commercial Republic
The theme of this year’s Teaching American History Saturday webinars is American Minds. Prominent scholars…
Saturday Webinar: Henry Clay
Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 2 NOV 2019, with a focus on Henry Clay,…
Documents in Detail: Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address
Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801) was the focus of the 23 OCT 2019 Documents…
Saturday Webinar: Alexander Hamilton
Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 5 OCT 2019, exploring the compelling, controversial, and inspired…
Documents in Detail: Federalist 1
Federalist 1 (1787) was the focus of the 25 SEP 2019 Documents in Detail webinar.…
Jonathan Edwards: Founding Father of American Evangelicalism
The theme of this year’s Teaching American History Saturday webinars is American Minds. Prominent scholars…
Saturday Webinar: Benjamin Franklin
Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 7 SEP 2019, exploring Franklin the entrepreneur, thinker, scientist,…
Documents in Detail: Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786) Documents in Detail webinar aired live on 28…
TAH Webinars: How They Are Different and Why You Should Register
As with all TAH programs, our webinar series are designed to help classroom teachers…
Saturday Webinar: Jonathan Edwards
Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 17 AUG 2019, exploring the famed revivalist preacher and…
2019-2020 Webinars – Registration is Open
Saturday Webinars: American Minds - REGISTER HERE During the 2019-20 school year we will revisit…
Saturday Webinar: Federalists vs. Antifederalists
The second of TAH.org's Great American Debates webinar series took place on Saturday, 8 September. Our…
Documents in Detail: LBJ’s Great Society
In this final episode of the 2018-19 Documents in Detail year, we discuss President Lyndon…
Saturday Webinars: The Great Society vs. Modern Conservatism
The final episode in the 2018-19 Great American Debates webinar series, in which the ideas,…
Documents in Detail: FDR’s 1944 State of the Union Speech
In this month's episode of Documents in Detail, TAH faculty members discussed the meaning, context…
Saturday Webinars: Martin Luther King, jr. vs. Malcolm X
Drs. Chris Burkett, Peter Myers, and Lucas Morel discussed the different views and goals of…
Documents in Detail: Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points laid out Wilson's plan for not only a post-war world, but…
Saturday Webinar: FDR vs. Hoover
TAH'S Saturday Webinar on March 3rd, 2019, focused on the ideological, practical, and political debates…
Documents in Detail: Roosevelt’s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
An essential statement of America's changing role in the world at the time, both aimed…
Saturday Webinar: Imperialists vs. Non-Interventionists
TAH.org's Great American Debates Saturday Webinar for 2 February 2019 focused on the heated years…
Documents in Detail: Lincoln’s Speech on the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise
Abraham Lincoln's 1865 speech on the repeal of the Missouri Compromise signaled his return to…
Saturday Webinar: Secessionists vs. Unionists
The first Great American Debates webinar of 2019 took place on Saturday, 12 January, with…
Documents in Detail: Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to Roger Weightman
Thomas Jefferson wrote this letter only weeks before his death in 1826, and in it…
Saturday Webinar: Lincoln vs. Douglas
TAH.org's last Saturday Webinar for 2018 took place on 1 December, and featured another Great…
Documents in Detail: Bill of Rights
Our Documents in Detail episode for 14 NOV 18 focused on the Bill of Rights:…
Saturday Webinar: Frederick Douglass vs. William Lloyd Garrison
Program Archive Page TAH.org's Saturday Webinar for 10 NOV 2018 focused on the debate between…
Documents in Detail: Brutus I
The 24 OCT 18 episode of Documents in Detail took a look at Brutus I,…
Saturday Webinars: Jefferson vs. Hamilton
The Saturday Webinar for October 2018 featured a discussion of the political and personal split…
TAH.org Podcast Now on Google Play
You can access our current and archived podcasts through Google Play, and subscribe to our…
Documents in Detail: Madison’s Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787
[caption id="attachment_4149" align="alignright" width="199"] Click to view on Amazon[/caption] Today's episode of Documents in Detail focused…
Documents in Detail: James Madison’s Memorial and Remonstrance
James Madison authored a powerful defense of religious liberty while serving in the Virginia state…
Saturday Webinar: Patriots vs. Loyalists
The 2018-19 season of TAH.org's Saturday Webinars got off to a great start on 18…
Documents in Detail: A Time for Choosing
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Saturday Webinar: Iran Hostage Crisis
TAH.org's last Saturday Webinar for the 2017-18 school year, today we focused on the 444…
Documents in Detail: MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech
Today's Documents in Detail webinar focused on Dr. Martin Luther King jr.'s "I Have a Dream…
Saturday Webinars: Watergate
TAH.org's 7 APril 2018 Saturday Webinar was about Watergate, and the ensuing political and seeming…
Document in Detail: The Long Telegram
Wednesday 21 March's webinar focused on the Long Telegram, the famous George Kennan communique from…
Saturday Webinar: Bloody Sunday in Selma, AL
Saturday, 3 March 2018's TAH.org teacher webinar was about Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. The…
Documents in Detail: FDR’s Commonwealth Club Address
TeachingAmericanHistory.org's Documents in Detail webinar for Wednesday, 21 FEB 2018 focused on FDR's Commonwealth Club…
Saturday Webinar: The Cuban Missile Crisis
TAH.org's 3 FEB 18 Saturday Webinar looked deeply into the Cuban Missile Crisis, the '13 days'…
Documents in Detail: Theodore Roosevelt’s New Nationalism speech
TR's New Nationalism speech was the focus on 24 January's Documents in Detail webinar.…
Harriet Beecher Stowe