Emancipation and Evolving American Identity

FAIN: ES-267191-19

American Civil War Museum Foundation (Richmond, VA 23219-4328)
Stephanie Arduini (Project Director: February 2019 to May 2024)
Nicole Annette Moore (Co Project Director: August 2019 to May 2024)
Kristin Gallas (Co Project Director: August 2019 to May 2024)

A two-week summer institute for 36 K-12 teachers on the process of emancipation in Civil War-era America.

The American Civil War Museum’s (ACWM) new two-week NEH Summer Institute Emancipation and Evolving American Identity will bring three dozen K-12 teachers to a deeper understanding of the history of emancipation and its impact on Americans past and present. Civil War-era scholars will contextualize the policy and process of emancipation through lectures, discussions, and visits to historic sites. Additionally, public history professionals and experienced K-12 educators will provide primary sources and model best practices for teaching an often complex, sensitive, and misunderstood topic. Ultimately, participants will create a plan to lead a professional development session for their school or district that models the content, techniques, and resources learned at the Institute.

Associated Products

Slavery and Stories of Emancipation (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Slavery and Stories of Emancipation
Writer: ACWM Institute Staff
Abstract: Content created as a result of the Institution.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYzAcitKyMs
Format: Video

Historic African American Cemeteries in Richmond, VA (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Historic African American Cemeteries in Richmond, VA
Writer: ACWM Institute Staff
Producer: ACWM Institute Staff
Abstract: Resource video prepared for the Institute participants.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhqTkrH8ogo
Format: Video

Hollywood Cemetery: Treatment of Post-War Confederate Dead (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Hollywood Cemetery: Treatment of Post-War Confederate Dead
Writer: ACWM Institute Staff
Abstract: Historic video for Institute participants.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYzAcitKyMs
Format: Video

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