The Future of America's Past

Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren, Directors/Producers/Writers; Ed Ayers, Host | Sep 29, 2020

The Future of America’s Past is a “history-on-location” series hosted by historian Ed Ayers. He travels to places that define the most misunderstood parts of America’s past. At these sites, students learn from National Park Service interpreters, museum educators, artists, and activists how they engage a diverse public with U.S. history. Select episodes offer student activities for upper elementary, middle school, and high school students.

Tags: United States Assignments Class Activities Lecture, Podcast, & Documentary Lesson Plans Primary Sources Readings Short Video African American Asian Pacific American Cultural Economic Empires Environmental Exploration & Expansion Human Rights & Violations Labor Legal Material Culture Medicine, Science, & Technology Migration & Immigration Music Native American & Indigenous Public Race & Ethnicity Refugees Religion Revolutions Slavery Social State & Local (US) Visual Culture 1600-1800 1800-1900 1900-1945 1945-Present

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