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A new way to teach American History

Our tools and resources are free to all educators, intended to uncover new ways to teach the past in light of the present.

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New American History explores America’s past, harnessing the power of digital media, curiosity, and inquiry.

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Bunk is a shared home for the web’s most interesting writing and thinking about the American past.

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Bury Me in a Free Land

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How Academic Historians can be Useful to K-12 Teachers

Ed Ayers, In collaboration with the National Council for History Education

Is the Rule of Law Essential to “The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions”? Lincoln, abolitionism, and mob violence in the 1830s American West

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NOLA Pasts

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The Era Without a Name

American Journey - a Travelogue series

AASL Best Digital Tool for Teaching and Learning

We’re honored that our learning resources—built with American Panorama, BackStory, Bunk, and The Future of America’s Past—were recognized for their innovative contributions to digital teaching and learning.

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We all live in history every moment of our lives. Because it is sometimes hard to see that history, coming to us in so many shapes and forms, we offer New American History.
Ed Ayers Executive Director, New American History