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The Early Republic Tracker is dedicated to documenting instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from historical sites, museums, websites, and executive agencies.

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Arts and Crafts Day in the Research Seminar

Arts and Crafts Day in the Research Seminar

Robert W. Smith
In the latest installment of our "Teaching the Early Republic" series, Robert Smith demonstrates the power of material culture to engage students in the classroom.
No Place of Grace: Coming to Terms with Free State Slavery Through Historic Buildings and Public History

No Place of Grace: Coming to Terms with Free State Slavery Through Historic Buildings and Public History

Richard Newman
Richard Newman reflects on how the power of place can be harnessed to tell the story of free-state slavery at historical sites outside the South.
Active Silence, Archival Presence, and an Enslaved Mother’s Legal Knowledge

Active Silence, Archival Presence, and an Enslaved Mother’s Legal Knowledge

Cory James Young
Cory James Young, in a companion piece to his JER article on hereditary term slavery in Pennsylvania, considers the significance of some silences in slavery's archive.
Lincoln Lessons: Teaching Abe in Troubled Times

Lincoln Lessons: Teaching Abe in Troubled Times

David N. Gellman
In the first installment of our new "Teaching the Early American Republic" series, David Gellman explores the challenges of teaching Abraham Lincoln in 2025.

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