Few Hollywood films have ever been as well suited for discussion within American history classrooms as Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” (2012). The movie tackles some of the biggest issues in the study of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s legacy but … Continue reading
Prepared by Dan McNamara, New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, NY President Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation American History and Government Name______________________________________________ Period___________________Date_____________________ Document Based Question (DBQ) Unit Project Overview and Historical Context: The purpose of this DBQ … Continue reading
Lincoln and Emancipation July 15–21, 2012 Columbia University Instructors James Oakes, Professor of History, The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) Matthew Pinsker, Pohanka Chair in Civil War History, Dickinson College The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History … Continue reading
Here are copies of the handouts distributed by Matthew Pinsker at the Gilder Lehrman Institute “Lincoln and Emancipation” seminar at NYU, July 10-16, 2011: Monday, July 11 Constitution and Slavery Gettysburg Address (Hay Copy) Second Birth of Freedom Tuesday, July … Continue reading
