Past Institutes

Slavery, Secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction



In February 2016, Humanities Texas held five one-day teacher workshops throughout the state focusing on slavery, secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

Curriculum

Faculty lectures addressed topics such as the slave trade, the sectional crisis, the election of 1860, Latinos' experience in Texas during the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

Nearly 250 teachers attended the workshops, which emphasized close interaction with scholars, the examination of primary sources, and the development of effective pedagogical strategies and engaging assignments and activities. Content was aligned with the secondary social studies TEKS. Teachers received books and other instructional materials and were trained in the examination and interpretation of primary sources.

Faculty

Workshop faculty included Michael Les Benedict (The Ohio State University), Albert S. Broussard (Texas A&M University), Daniel Feller (The University of Tennessee), Nikki Taylor (Texas Southern University), Jerry D. Thompson (Texas A&M International University), and Jennifer L. Weber (The University of Kansas). 

Locations and Schedules

The workshop overviews detail each program's schedule and participants.

Sponsors

The workshop was made possible with major funding from the State of Texas, with ongoing support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.