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 free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals, materials, double-occupancy rooms, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.

The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court ruling was a landmark decision, but the battle to enforce its directives was only beginning. The faceoff between state and federal priorities at Little Rock’s Central High School in 1957 demonstrated that the decision’s constitutional mandate would require the dedication and courage of ordinary heroes—young African Americans, their parents, and allies—all determined to equality of access to public education a reality for everyone. The Little Rock Nine succeeded in desegregating Central High, but is that the end of the story? In this seminar featuring a visit to the National Historic Site at Central High, we will use a variety of primary sources to learn about and discuss the legal campaign of the NAACP to put school segregation before the Supreme Court, the constitutional issues of the cases, the effort to enforce Brown in Little Rock, and the long, difficult effort to desegregate schools elsewhere in the United States after Little Rock.

Please note: The Multi Day Application period is April 9-30, 2024