What: The HistoryMakers NEH Summer Institute on African American Political History
Who: 25 of the nations best high school teachers
When: Sunday, July 4th Saturday, July 31st, 2010
Where: University of Illinois at Chicago; Chicago, IL
The HistoryMakers 2010 NEH Summer Institute will examine the entire breadth of African American political history from the period of the early American republic through the election of President Barack Obama through four major themes: 1) African American Political Development Pre and Post Civil War; 2) early 20th Century Black Political Strategies, Civil Rights Unionism, and WWII and Cold War Racial Politics; 3) the civil Rights Movement; and 4) 1970s Black Politics and the New Generation of Black Politicians. Features of the Institute include:
A Four-Week Immersion Program for 25 of the nations top teachers
Oral History Training including interviews with local Chicago politicians and civic leaders
Access to The HistoryMakers Digital Archive of over 400 interviews
Participants Serving as Master Teachers for their communities
A Final Research Project to create African American political history lesson plans
Participants will also receive training in oral history techniques to implement into their respective classroom curriculum. The Institute will comprise of lectures, discussions, and field trips to Chicago-based African American museums and libraries. Full time high school teachers working in public, private, parochial, and charter schools are eligible to apply. Two spots will be reserved for advanced graduate students. Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $3,300 minus the cost of housing. All participants will stay in the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place hotel for the duration of the Institute. Completed applications should be postmarked no later than March 2, 2010 and sent to:
Julieanna L. Richardson
The HistoryMakers
1900 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
Guest Instructors:
Co-Director, Dr. Charles Branham, Senior Historian at the DuSable Museum of African American History
Co-Director, Julieanna Richardson, Oral Historian & Founder & Executive Director of The HistoryMakers
Dr. Eric Arnesen, Professor of History, George Washington University
Dr. Chris Benson, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. James Conyers, Director of the African American Studies Program, University of Houston, Texas
Leon Dash, Professor of Journalism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Michael Dawson, Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
Dr. V.P. Franklin, Professor of History and Education, University of California
Dr. Bruce Laurie, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Dr. Josh Radinsky, Assistant Professor of the Learning Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
Dr. Christopher Reed, Professor Emeritus, Roosevelt University
Dr. Frances Jones Sneed, Director of Womens Studies, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
For more information or to download application materials visit our website at:
http://www.thehistorymakers.com/edday/neh_2010_summer_introduction.asp
For any questions or comments, please contact:
Tim Turner
The HistoryMakers
1900 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
P: (312) 674-1900
F: (312) 674-1915
tt@thehistorymakers.com
* This seminar is supported by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency.
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