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 Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet.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 to help defer travel costs.

This seminar will examine the end of Reconstruction and the beginning of the era of Jim Crow. In the span of only a decade, from approximately 1875-1885, the monumental effort undertaken by the federal government to make African Americans equal citizens of the United States was abandoned and replaced by a campaign of racial discrimination and white supremacy commonly referred to as Jim Crow. This seminar will explain why this critically important change that shaped the future of the nation occurred.

Please note: The Multi Day Application period is September 9-29, 2024