Meet Our Teacher Partners: Amy Parker
At Teaching American History, we focus on telling America’s story through historical documents because history functions for a nation as memory does for an individual. Without memory, an individual or […]
On the 65th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education II: Implementing a Sweeping Change
This year’s high school seniors understandably feel cheated by the cancellation of graduation ceremonies and other rites of passage due to the coronavirus. Yet as I listen sympathetically, I find […]
Female Education in the Early Republic
Although May and June are often seen as the “end” of the school year in modern America, June of 1787 marked the beginning of the brief existence of the Young […]
1688: The Germantown Quakers Protest Slavery
While the seventeenth century is in the news again this week thanks to the 1619 project, we thought we would draw attention to the efforts of some early American Quakers […]
How MAHG Made Me a Better Teacher—Even During a Pandemic
Teachers enroll in our Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program to gain the content knowledge they need to be more effective. They continue for the intellectual […]
Meet Our Teacher Partners: Katie Klaus
At Teaching American History, we focus on telling America’s story through historical documents because history functions for a nation as memory does for an individual. Without memory, an individual or […]
Happy 200th, Susan B. Anthony!
This Saturday, February 15, 2020 marks the 200th anniversary of woman’s rights advocate Susan B Anthony’s birth. Anthony is best known for promoting women’s rights and starting up the women’s […]
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 as notable exceptions; Henry Clay and William Jennings Bryan. Both men were nominated for the […]
Why Should We Teach Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address?
On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered “a few appropriate remarks” at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The inspiring prose of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address […]
Meet Our Teacher Partners: Melanie Stuthard
At Teaching American History, we focus on telling America’s story through historical documents because history functions for a nation as memory does for an individual. Without memory, an individual or […]