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We The Teachers is a bi-weekly podcast featuring Teaching American History scholars discussing American history with a focus on primary documents.

The Ashbrook Center and TeachingAmericanHistory.org seek to provide high-quality content-focused programs, resources, and courses for teachers of American History, Government, Civics, and related subjects. Students, citizens, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the American experience can also benefit from our resources, which include podcasts, a vast documents library, monthly webinars, and in-person seminars.

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Special Webinar: The Flu Epidemic of 1918 – Lessons from History Mar 19, 2020

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TAH provided a special week-day webinar on a timely topic for teachers of history and government: the 1918 Flu Pandemic. Beginning during the last months of World War 1, a new strain of the H1N1 virus infected over 500 million people worldwide and led to at least 50 million deaths. It spread as far as remote Pacific Islands and even the Arctic, leaving deep scars on societies and individuals. Teaching American History felt that learning about this pandemic of a century ago may give us a clearer perspective on today’s COVID-19 crisis.

Our 60-minute webinar took place at 1pm Eastern time on Wednesday, 25 March 2020. It featured a discussion between Ernest Gibson's Account, 1918

Excerpts from Katherine Anne Porter, 1918

Washington, D.C. Directive, 1918

Francis Grimke Sermon

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Documents in Detail: Calvin Coolidge’s Speech on the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Mar 18, 2020

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Calvin Coolidge's Speech on the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence was the focus of the 22 APR 2020 Documents in Detail webinar.

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John Moser, Ashland University
Greg Schneider, Emporia University
Rob McDonald, United States Military Academy

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Saturday Webinar: Douglas MacArthur Mar 05, 2020

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Live show aired at at 11am, Saturday, 4 APR 2020, exploring the truth and legend of Douglas MacArthur, perhaps America's most consequential 20th Century military leader.

Readings

"The Noblest Development of Mankind," 1935, Douglas MacArthur
Radio Address Upon Returning to the Philippines, 20 October 1944, Douglas MacArthur
Radio and Television Address on the Situation in Korea, 19 July 1950, Harry Truman
Speech Explaining the Firing of MacArthur, 13 April 1951, Harry Truman
Farewell Address to Congress, 19 April 1951, Douglas MacArthur
Williams, Macs, and Ikes: America's Two Military Traditions, T. Harry Williams

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Chris Burkett, Ashland University
John Moser, Ashland University
Thomas Bruscino, United States Army War College

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Documents in Detail: Progressive Party Platform of 1912 Feb 20, 2020

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The Progressive Party Platform of 1912 was the focus of the 25 MAR 2020 Documents in Detail webinar.

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John Moser, Ashland University
Chris Burkett, Ashland University
David Alvis, Wofford College

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Documents in Detail: Progressive Party Platform of 1912 appeared first on Teaching American History.

Saturday Webinar: Jane Addams Feb 02, 2020

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Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 7 MAR 2020, exploring the life, ideas, and impact of Jane Addams.

Readings

Woman's Conscience and Social Amelioration, Jane Addams, 1908
"On The Shame of the Cities, chapter 7," George Washington Plunkitt, 1905
Twenty Years at Hull House, ch8, Jane Addams, 1912

Panelists

Chris Burkett, Ashland University
Jennifer Keene, Chapman University
Mack Mariani, Xavier University

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Documents in Detail: Plessy v. Ferguson Jan 18, 2020

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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was the focus of the 19 FEB 2020 Documents in Detail webinar.

Panelists

Jason Stevens, Ashland University
Jeff Sikkenga, Ashland University
Peter Myers, University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire

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Saturday Webinar: William Jennings Bryan Jan 01, 2020

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The live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 1 FEB 2020, exploring the person and politics of William Jennings Bryan.

Readings

Cross of Gold, 9 July 1896, William Jennings Bryan
"Imperialism" Speech, 8 August 1900, William Jennings Bryan
Letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 20 January 1915, William Jennings Bryan

Panelists

Chris Burkett, Ashland University
John Moser, Ashland University
Jason Stevens, Ashland University

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Documents in Detail: Abraham Lincoln’s Fragment on the Constitution and Union Dec 16, 2019

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Abraham Lincoln's short, powerful Fragment on the Constitution and Union (1861) was the focus of the 22 JAN 2020 Documents in Detail webinar.

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Jason Stevens, Ashland University
Lucas Morel, Washington and Lee University
Jason Jividen, St. Vincent College

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Saturday Webinar: Frederick Douglass Dec 11, 2019

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American Minds Webinar

Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 11 JAN 2020, exploring the ideas, character, and meaning of Frederick Douglass.

Readings

What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, Frederick Douglass, 5 July 1852
The Constitution of the United States: Is it Pro-Slavery or Anti-Slavery?, Frederick Douglass, 26 March 1860
Men of Color, To Arm!, Frederick Douglass, 21 March1863
Oration in the Memory of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, 14 April 1876
Blessings of Liberty and Education, Frederick Douglass, 3 September 1894

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Chris Burkett, Ashland University
Peter Myers, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Lucas Morel, Washington and Lee University

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Core Documents Collection: Causes of the Civil War Nov 06, 2019

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Teaching American History's latest Core Documents Collection, Causes of the Civil War explains the political, constitutional, moral, social, and economic causes of the Civil War. As the nation expanded, it had to face the question of whether new states and thus political power and ultimately the Union would be slave or free. Compromise, in 1820 and again in 1850, was the first resort, but the nation could not evade the moral question forever. Was slavery right or wrong, just or unjust? Politically, that question expressed itself in the different opinions Americans held of the Declaration of Independence and its assertion of human equality. Was the Declaration a mere political expression of the colonists’ desire to control their own affairs, or did it express a moral truth which was the necessary foundation of self-government and which could not be denied without ultimately destroying self-government? The documents in this volume trace the struggle over this question.

This 26-document volume, which also includes eight images, helps to illuminate not only the history of the United States during the Civil War era, but also something about the fundamental American proposition that all men are created equal, and our national progress towards realizing said proposition.

The volume is available for free as a PDF or Apple eBook, for $.99 for the Kindle, and for $12.99 through Amazon.

In keeping with our tradition of interviewing each volume's editor, we have included Dr. Jason Steven's thoughts on his work on this volume, and his insights about where to start and how to include these important documents in a history, government, or civics course. https://cdc-volumes.s3.amazonaws.com/CDC+Causes+of+the+Civil+War+Stevens.mp3

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