JFK and the New Frontier
Gather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Multi-Day Seminars are a […]
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Gather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Multi-Day Seminars are a […]
Discover how the Declaration of Independence inspired the women’s rights movement. This webinar explores the ways reformers challenged the nation to live up to its promise of liberty and equality, examining key campaigns, speeches, and writings that connected the struggle for gender equality to the ideals of 1776. Social studies educators will gain a deeper […]
The American Civil War was a military contest between defenders and opponents of the union of American states. Reunification of the country involved a contest of words over how to remember the war. Leaving aside the Lost Cause view of the Civil War, even defenders of the Union did not learn the same lessons of […]
Beginning with the upheavals of the 1960s, the United States saw a diverse set of groups pushing for social change. These included African Americans, Native Americans, women, and gays and lesbians. This seminar will focus on the legacy of the 1960s, the intersection of personal behavior with political movements and battles won and lost by […]
There have been thousands of books and articles written about the Declaration of Independence, and its ringing words make an appearance in every American History textbook. Given all this commentary and interpretation, is it still possible to understand the Declaration as its authors understood it? Join us ‘around the table’ as we discuss the primary […]
There have been thousands of books and articles written about the Declaration of Independence, and its ringing words make an appearance in every American History textbook. Given all of this commentary and interpretation, is it still possible to understand the Declaration as its authors understood it? In this seminar, we will discuss the primary sources […]
Explore how the Declaration of Independence shaped the struggle for civil rights in America. This webinar examines how activists and movements challenged the nation to live up to its promise of liberty and equality, highlighting key campaigns, speeches, and actions that connected the fight for racial equality to the ideals of 1776. Social studies educators […]
HIST 620 O1A / POLSC 620 O1A: The Reform Tradition in America America has lived through three periods of sustained interest in reforming its political and social life, the first in the decades preceding the Civil War, the second in the decades preceding World War I and the third in the decade or two […]
HIST 643 O1C / POLSC 643 O1C: Inclusion and Exclusion Under the Constitution In the nearly 240 years since its drafting, the United States Constitution has been transformed, primarily (though not exclusively) through judicial interpretation, from a document that was written principally with an eye on white male landholders to one that requires protection of […]
Congress began as a revolutionary body, gathering representatives from the colonies to protest British policy and eventually declaring independence from Great Britain. During the Revolution Congress served as the organ of government for the new United States, but dissatisfaction with their performance led to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 and the redesign of Congress as […]