Yale and Slavery Teachers Institute Spotlight: Today, we highlight Sean Hutchinson, a Multimedia Specialist at Westover Arts Magnet School, where students explore dance, music, and drama, among others. He became an educator to be the teacher he didn't know he needed until much later in life.

Yale and Slavery Teachers Institute Spotlight: Today, we highlight Amber Harrison, a 3rd grade teacher for Region 16 Public Schools. She is committed to creating a classroom environment where all students have equal opportunities to learn.

Yale and Slavery Teachers Institute Spotlight: Today, we highlight Regina Gatmaitan, a 6th grade Social Studies and Science teacher. Through her participation in the YSTI, Ms. Gatmaitan looks to ground her students' geographical and historical understanding of New England’s indigenous communities.

Yale and Slavery Teachers Institute Spotlight: Today, we highlight Elizabeth Evans, social studies teacher from Northern Virginia who teaches World History, AP US History, and IB Geography. At the YSTI, Ms. Evans looks forward to learning with new colleagues and collaborators.

Yale and Slavery Teachers Institute Spotlight: Today, we highlight Sarah DeFeudis, a fifth-grade teacher in New Haven, CT. She likes to use primary sources and hands-on projects so students can uncover voices that often get left out.

As we celebrate Juneteenth, their experiences are another reminder that the work of preserving the story of enslaved people is a year round effort and that K-12 educators play a vital role. See our 2025 Yale and Slavery Teachers Institute Recap Video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTCq...

Yale and Slavery and Teachers Institute Spotlight: Today, we highlight Rachel Sharnick, a high school social studies teacher in New Haven, CT. She participated in previous Yale and Slavery Teachers Institutes and looks forward to further developing her understanding of Indigenous pedagogy.

Yale and Slavery and Teachers Institute Spotlight: Today, we highlight Chrisshaya Champagnie, an 8th-grade Social Studies educator dedicated to illuminating the interwoven histories of African American and Native American peoples.

Yale and Slavery and Teachers Institute Spotlight: Today, we highlight Darlene Calderón, a secondary English language arts educator. At the Institute, she hopes to develop an interdisciplinary unit that authentically honors Indigenous practices, epistemologies, and histories.

Yale and Slavery and Teachers Institute Spotlight: Today, we highlight Rebecca Boudreau, a high school ESL teacher who works with English language learners. During the YSTI, she looks forward to engaging in workshops, hands-on experiences, and conversations with people in the community.

The 2026 Yale and Slavery Teachers Institute is one month away! The focus this year is Indigenous Pedagogy: Braiding Knowledge, Land, and Story across the Curriculum. Each day, we will highlight teachers who are participating. Check back for more information.

Is the United States on the Road to a New Civil War? Fritz Stern Lecture, The American Academy in Berlin David W Blight will examine this history, especially the decade that led to the Civil War, as a possible means of understanding where we are today. www.americanacademy.de/event/is-the...

On This Day May 28 1963: Mob attacked activists at Woolworth’s From Mississippi Today

Yesterday's issue of the weekly GLC newsletter is online at view.message.yale.edu?vawpToken=5T... To receive the newsletter in your inbox visit subscribe.yale.edu/browse?searc... and search for Gilder Lehrman

TODAY: Yale-GLC Frederick Douglass Book Talk: Marlene Daut’s "Awakening the Ashes" and Sara E. Johnson’s "Encyclopédie noire" 320 York Street, Rm 276, New Haven Nov 19 4:30 to 5:30pm Register for in person attendence: yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Online: yale.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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David Blight talks with fellow academics on how they must fight to preserve our history AND democracy. With David W. Blight, Yale University; Geraldo Cadava, Northwestern University; Edward Ayers, University of Richmond; and Molly Worthen, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

David Blight talks with fellow academics on how they must fight to preserve our history AND democracy. With David W. Blight, Yale University; Geraldo Cadava, Northwestern University; Edward Ayers, University of Richmond; and Molly Worthen, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition today has announced the finalists for the twenty-seventh annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize macmillan.yale.edu/glc/stories/...

In the wake of Kirk's death, GOP leaders have joined denizens of right-wing social media in using the language of “civil war." Today marks the 163rd anniversary of the largest-scale American mass killing. If we continue down this path, we could face an Antietam of our own making. trib.al/M8HqDYb

On this day in 1630, the Virginia Assembly sentenced Hugh Davis, a white man, to be whipped for having a relationship with a Black person.

GLC@Lunch with Hannah Sophia Hörl Revisiting June Jordan’s 'Skyrise for Harlem' (1965) and 'His Own Where' (1971) as Cultural Interventions in Poetic Form September 17 12:00 to 1:15pm Rosenkranz Hall, Rm 241, 115 Prospect Street, New Haven Join us online at yale.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2025 ASALH Annual Meeting & Conference! Celebrate African Americans & Labor with scholars, educators & leaders. ✨ Early Bird pricing ends July 22! 📍 In-person & virtual options available 📚 Author events, tours & more. Register now at asalh.org/conference/r...!

If not for Chicago, we might not have Labor Day. Keep your eyes peeled on Monday for a much longer video where I dive into the history of unionization, violent strike suppression, and workers’ victories in Chicago, and how they impacted workers across the country.

The Education of a Historian In @thenation.com, Eric Foner reflects on his family, his career, and doing history in perilous times

'A beautiful responsibility': Documentary film will encapsulate history of Black Liberation Theology' pcusa.org/news-storyte... #jamescone #godoftheoppressed #blackfaithmatters

Trump Vs. History: How Trump is trying to change our sense of who we are Sponsored by The New Republic September 8, 2025 4:00 PM EDT David Blight talks with fellow academics on how we fight to preserve our history AND democracy. For more info and tickets visit www.eventbrite.com/e/trump-vs-h...

Attend our next GLC@Lunch 🍽️: “Bound to Feel: Personhood from Slavery to Abolition in Brazil and Cuba” with Isabela Fraga (GLC Visiting Scholar) 💻 Virtual | 🗓️ 5/07/25 | 🕐 12:00-1:15PM 🎟️ Free, but registration is required: tinyurl.com/52rmcmtm

Next up at GLC@Lunch 🍽️: “Unshackling the Past: Slavery, Marronage, and the Fight for Freedom in Morocco, 18th to 20th Centuries” w/ Chouki El Hamel 💻 Virtual | 🗓️ 4/28/25 | 🕐 2:00-3:15PM 🎟️ Free, but registration is required: tinyurl.com/4p2cv4zm #GLCAtLunch #SlaveryStudies #MoroccanHistory #Yale

Our next GLC@LUNCH 🍽️ online event with GLC Visiting Scholar, Aaron Hall! Join us to hear Aaron answer his central question: "How did the creation of the U.S. Constitution become enshrined as 'the Founding'?" Register on our website: macmillan.yale.edu/glc/events/2... #constitutionalism

Gabriel’s Odyssey by the Kukutana Ensemble (founded by Janie Cole) About the performance: A Musical Narrative of Slavery, Conversion, Persecution, and Resilience from a 16th-Century Indian Ocean World To register, please visit: macmillan.yale.edu/southasia/ev...

UPCOMING EVENT: Virtual International Conference on The Black Indian Ocean: Slavery, Religion, and Expressive Cultures (1400-1700) April 2nd-3rd, 2025 | Online | Free & open to the public REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED To register, please visit our website: macmillan.yale.edu/glc/events/2...

Join us for our next GLC@Lunch 🍽️ with GLC Visiting Scholar, Ben Davidson! For more information, and to register, please visit: macmillan.yale.edu/glc/events/2...

Register today to attend our Panel: "Eugenics and Its Afterlives," moderated by Dr. Daniel HoSang (Professor of American Studies at Yale University)! 📅 Friday, Feb. 28th, 11:30 am ℹ️ For more information, visit our website: macmillan.yale.edu/glc/2025-ann...

Attend our 26th Annual GLC Conference: Universities and the Histories of Race, Science, and Medicine Date: Thurs. 2/27-Sat. 3/1 Cost: FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC For more information, please visit our website: macmillan.yale.edu/glc/2025-ann... We hope to see you there!