Explore the history of Slavery and Abolition online with the Gilder Lehrman Institute

Open to: Social Studies and ELA teachers
Opportunity at a Glance: This seminar will be led by Led by Professor Manisha Sinha from the  University of Connecticut.  During this seminar participants will explore following:

  • the central place of slavery in national politics and political economy in the early American republic;
  • the role of slave resistance in the emergence of the abolition movement and the radical, interracial nature of abolitionism; and
  • will trace the process of emancipation and the legacy of the contested long after lives of slavery and abolition in the United States.

$25 registration fee
Key dates: 
Monday July 27– Friday July 31; Daily sessions begin at 11:00a.m.  ET
Location: Virtual
Registration deadline: 07/20/2026

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For more information: Daniel Pecoraro, Assistant Director of Programs: seminars@gilderlehrman.org, 646-366-9666 x127