Open to: Social Studies and ELA teachers
Opportunity at a Glance: This new seminar offered by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History that explores the history of African Americans between 1865 and the 1930s by taking a close look at the life of anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells. This seminar uses Wells’s life as a focal point for understanding not only anti-lynching, but also the rise of Jim Crow, the history of early Black civil rights organizations and women’s clubs, the Great Migration, the African American experience during the World War I era, and the emergence of New Negro leadership.
Key dates: Monday July 21–Thursday July 24
Location: Virtual
Registration deadline: 07/17/2025
Take action: Learn more and register
For more information: Daniel Pecoraro, Senior Program Manager: seminars@gilderlehrman.org, 646-366-9666 x127
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