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Among speeches denouncing slavery, perhaps the most effective ever delivered is Frederick Douglass’s “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Douglass proposed to answer this charged question on…
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Special Webinar: D-Day+76 Years and the Liberation of Europe
Ashbrook and TeachingAmericanHistory presented another special webinar, this time about Operation OVERLORD, more widely known…
Special Webinar: Heroes of American Business
Dr. Jeff Sikkenga, Professor of Political Science at Ashland University and Executive Director of the…
Special Webinar: Heroes of the American Founding
Join Dr. Jeff Sikkenga, Professor of Political Science at Ashland University and Executive Director of…
Special Webinar: Heroes of American Medicine
Dr. Jeff Sikkenga, Professor of Political Science at Ashland University and Executive Director of the…
Special Webinar: American War Heroes
Join Dr. Jeff Sikkenga, Professor of Political Science at Ashland University and Executive Director of…
American Heroes Special Webinar Series
Building on the success of our Insights from History series of special daytime webinars, we…
Insights from History: The Power of the Pulpit in Times of Crisis: From the American Revolution to the Coronavirus
Examine the role of religion and religious activity during times of crisis through a series…
Insights from History: The American Family in Times of Crisis: Education, Health Care, and the Trade-offs of Coming Home
The fifth episode in our "Insights from History" webinar series, hosted by Dr. Jeff Sikkenga…
Insights from History: Fire in a Crowded Theater – Civil Liberties in Times of Emergency
As the current Coronavirus situation has continued, we are now faced with growing questions about…
Documents in Detail: Herbert Hoover’s Speech on the New Deal
Herbert Hoover's Speech on the New Deal (1932) was the focus of the 13 May…
Insights from History: Bad Medicine? The Effects of Economic Emergencies on Liberty, Democracy, and Prosperity
Join Dr. Jeff Sikkenga, Professor of Political Science at Ashland University and Executive Director of…
Saturday Webinar: Ralph Ellison
Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 2 May 2020, exploring the life, letters, and legacy…
Insights from History: Presidential Leadership in Times of Crisis
History can give us real insight into the problems that face America. In this webinar,…
Special Webinar: The Flu Epidemic of 1918 – Lessons from History
TAH provided a special week-day webinar on a timely topic for teachers of history and…
Documents in Detail: Calvin Coolidge’s Speech on the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
Calvin Coolidge's Speech on the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence was the focus…
Saturday Webinar: Douglas MacArthur
Live show aired at at 11am, Saturday, 4 APR 2020, exploring the truth and legend…
Jane Addams
The theme of this year’s Teaching American History Saturday webinars is American Minds. Prominent scholars…
Documents in Detail: Progressive Party Platform of 1912
The Progressive Party Platform of 1912 was the focus of the 25 MAR 2020 Documents…
Saturday Webinar: Jane Addams
Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 7 MAR 2020, exploring the life, ideas, and impact…
Loser Wins: William Jennings Bryan and the Legacy of Populism
History teachers rarely focus on the losers of presidential elections. Yet two men stand out…
Documents in Detail: Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was the focus of the 19 FEB 2020 Documents in Detail…
Saturday Webinar: William Jennings Bryan
The live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 1 FEB 2020, exploring the person and politics…
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,…
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The theme of this year’s Teaching American History Saturday webinars is American Minds. Prominent scholars…
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…
Ralph Ellison