Discussing Slavery and Freedom in the U.S. I Survey

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In this contribution to our "Teaching the Early Republic" series, Steven Peach discusses the ways that primary source analysis boosts engagement in his survey-level history courses.

Arts and Crafts Day in the Research Seminar

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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

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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

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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

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

NPS Asks Public to Help Erase “Negative” History

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Pulled Funds Threaten Historic Quilts

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Call for Submissions: Teaching the EAR

Digitization of Sources and the American Revolution

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As the semiquincentennial approaches, Miriam Liebman comments on historiographical shifts relating to women's and diplomatic history in the era of the Revolution.

IMLS Grant Termination Targets LGBTQ+ History

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NEH Cuts Threaten Visibility of Indian Boarding School History

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NPS Removes LGBTQ+ Audio Tour of Beacon Hill and Downtown Boston

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Army Website Removes Profile of Native American Military Service Member

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New Wikipedia Page to Track DOD Censorship

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NPS Removes References to Systemic Racism and Historical Bias

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NPS Material on Ben Franklin and Slavery Removed

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NPS Civil War Summary Report Deleted

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JER From Conference Paper to Article Workshop

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Open to anybody who has presented a conference paper on the era of the early republic in 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025.

White House Deletes Lincoln Page

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