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The group of teachers who attended the El Paso institute. All photos on this page by Humanities Texas.
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H. W. Brands, the Dickson, Allen, Anderson Centennial Professor of History and Government at The University of Texas at Austin, delivers the keynote address, "How the Rich Got Rich: The Gilded Age in America."
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Keith A. Erekson, assistant professor of history at The University of Texas at El Paso, discusses the Progressive Era.
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Michael M. Topp, professor of history at The University of Texas at El Paso, speaks about immigration and ethnicity in the 1920s.
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Brad Cartwright, lecturer in history at The University of Texas at El Paso, analyzes how America became a world power.
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El Paso teachers Lawren Taqui and Laura Strelzin discuss primary sources.
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Brad Cartwright leads a primary source workshop.
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H. W. Brands presents primary sources related to FDR and the New Deal.
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Keith A. Erekson and an El Paso teacher during a primary source workshop.
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Michael M. Topp leads a primary source workshop.
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Teachers listened to lectures each morning.
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Charles Flanagan, director of educational programs at the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives, informs teachers about digital resources available from the National Archives.
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Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, associate professor of communications at The University of Texas at Austin, speaks about World War II.
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Maceo C. Dailey Jr., associate professor of history and director of African American studies at The University of Texas at El Paso and Humanities Texas board member, gives a lecture on African Americans and civil rights.
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Ignacio M. Garcia, Lemuel H. Redd Jr. Professor of Western American History at Brigham Young University, discusses Hispanic Americans and civil rights.
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Two El Paso teachers examine a primary source.
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Mark Levitt and Mario Lopez participate in a primary source workshop.
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Maceo C. Dailey Jr. leads a primary source workshop.
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Charles Flanagan leads a session on National Archives resources.
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Ignacio M. Garcia interacts with a small group of teachers.
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Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez leads a primary source workshop.
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Michael Les Benedict, professor emeritus of history at The Ohio State University, speaks about constitutional history since Reconstruction.
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Jon Hunner, professor and chair of the history department at New Mexico State University, gives insight on the Cold War.
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Michelle Nickerson, assistant professor of history at Loyola University Chicago, discusses conservatism in post-World War II America.
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Mark Atwood Lawrence, associate professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, speaks about the Korea and Vietnam wars.
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James Hicks and Claudia Trevizo examine primary sources.
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Michael Les Benedict leads a primary source workshop.
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Jon Hunner presents a Cold War-era political cartoon.
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Mark Atwood Lawrence leads a primary source workshop.
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Michelle Nickerson discusses primary sources related to conservatism in America.