Workshop Resources
Opening event at Gunston Hall:
Slavery & Emancipation (Ira Berlin)Bibliography
Summer Institute at Northern Virginia Community College:
- Early America (Rosemarie Zagarri) Bibliography
- Civil War & Reconstruction (Jane Censer) Bibliography
- Civil Rights (Suzanne Smith) Bibliography | Powerpoint
- Cold War America (Charles Errico) Bibliography
- Online Resources (Mills Kelly) Bibliography
- Interwar Years (Mike O'Malley) Bibliography
- World War II (Zachary Schrag) Bibliography |Powerpoint
Ford's Theater:
- Civil War (Terry Alford) Bibliography
- George Washington (Peter Henriques) Bibliography
Reform Workshop:
- Abolitionism (Carla Peterson) Bibliography
- 19th Century Reforms (Ronald Walters) Timeline
Alexandria Black History Museum:
- McCarthy (Donald Ritchie) Bibliography
Lyceum Workshop:
- Oral History (Donald Ritchie) Bibliography
- Post-War Foreign Policy (Melani McAlister) Bibliography
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum:
- Selected Holocaust Fiction (Warren Marcus) Bibliography | Website
Primary Source Activities
In each 45-minute activity, teachers examine primary sources, build historical context, and draw conclusions. The activities were designed for use with teachers during our Teaching American History Summer Institute, but can easily be adapted for a classroom setting.
