Race & Place: African Americans in Washington, D.C. from 1800 to 1954

Description

This workshop will investigate "four crucial periods of African-American history -- slavery, emancipation, reconstruction, and segregation -- through the lens of the experiences of African Americans in the District of Columbia." Specific topics will include "The Landscape of Urban Enslavement," "Resistance to Slavery in the Nation’s Capital," "Emancipation and Civil War Washington, "Institutions of Reconstruction: The Freedman’s Bureau and the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company," "Frederick Douglass and the Politics of Reconstruction, "Community, Activism, and Desegregation: 1900-1954," to be explored through visits to historic landmarks, lectures, teaching resource sessions, and curriculum project development.

Contact name
Queeny, Hart
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 202-842-0920
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Contact Title
Operations Managaer
Duration
Six days
End Date

World War I and the League of Nations Debate

Description

This workshop will use the Choices program's unit "To End All Wars: World War I and the League of Nations Debate" as a jumping-off point for discussing Woodrow Wilson's presidency, the League of Nations, and WWI, as well as how they may be taught.

Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Choices for the 21st Century Education Program
Phone number
1 401-863-3155
Target Audience
Secondary
Start Date
Duration
One day

World War I and the League of Nations Debate

Description

This workshop will use the Choices program's unit "To End All Wars: World War I and the League of Nations Debate" as a jumping-off point for discussing Woodrow Wilson's presidency, the League of Nations, and WWI, as well as how they may be taught.

Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Choices for the 21st Century Education Program
Phone number
1 401-863-3155
Target Audience
Secondary
Start Date
Duration
Two hours

World War I and the League of Nations Debate

Description

This workshop will use the Choices program's unit "To End All Wars: World War I and the League of Nations Debate" as a jumping-off point for discussing Woodrow Wilson's presidency, the League of Nations, and WWI, as well as how they may be taught.

Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Choices for the 21st Century Education Program
Phone number
1 401-863-3155
Target Audience
Secondary
Start Date
Duration
One day

Iran Through the Looking Glass

Description

"This 3-day summer institute will give participating teachers an opportunity to deepen their understanding of Iranian culture and politics, and explore critical issues in Iranian-U.S. relations. Major themes covered during this institute will include Islam and Iranian society, the role of Islam in politics, democratic forces in Iran, the history of Iranian-U.S. relations, and current pressing issues in Iranian-U.S relations, including nuclear proliferation and Iran’s involvement in the Iraq conflict."

Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Choices for the 21st Century Education Program
Phone number
1 401-863-3155
Target Audience
Secondary
Start Date
Duration
Three days
End Date

Forest History Society [NC]

Description

The Forest History Society is a nationwide society dedicated to preserving the history of the great forests of the United States. The society puts on yearly lectures and conferences, and also hosts an impressive research center full of primary sources.

The society offers educators sample curriculum, a teacher guide, and an education newsletter. The website offers a history of the society, visitor information, online links to sample curriculum, and back issues of the educational newsletter.

Does not appear to be affiliated with a specific historic site intended for K–12 audiences.

Historic Pittsburgh [PA]

Description

Historic Pittsburgh is an online collection of local historical resources, including materials held by the University of Pittsburgh's University Library System, the Library & Archives at the Heinz History Center, the Carnegie Museum of Art, Chatham College Archives, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, and the Point Park University Archives.

The website offers databases of maps, images, and census records. The website also offers library access to the above-mentioned libraries, general historical information, and a page for teachers detailing suggested classroom applications of the website. To contact the site via email, use the webpage: http://www.library.pitt.edu/services/aska.html.

Central High School Museum [AR]

Description

In the summer of 1957, the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, decided to desegregate it schools, setting in motion the turn of events that defined the Little Rock Nine, and included protests, marches, riots, and threats of violence. The Central High School Museum chronicles the history of the 1957, the year of desegregation.

The museum offers visitors copies of the 1957 student newspaper, a variety of exhibits showcasing life inside Central High during 1957, and offers videos and other primary sources from the 1957 school year. The website offers a history of desegregation in Little Rock, as well as an events calendar, a timeline of events in 1957, and visitor information.

It looks like this site no longer exists as a visitor's center and is being renovated. Check back on this one.

American Folklore Society

Description

The American Folklore Society is an association of people who study and communicate knowledge about folklore throughout the world. The Society's more than 2,200 members and subscribers are scholars, teachers, and libraries at colleges and universities; professionals in arts and cultural organizations; and community members involved in folklore work.

Academic/professional organization, not a historic site.