From supporting robust funding for the National Endowment of the Humanities and the National Archives, to opposing bills that would restrict history education or eliminate tenure, the revision of state history and social studies standards, and other crucial policies, the AHA encourages you to make your voice heard.
You can use the website Plural to find your state representatives and access their contact information, including email addresses. You are welcome to adapt an AHA statement or letter as appropriate when contacting your representatives. If you are employed by an institution with a government relations office, you might also wish to get in touch with staff to learn more about their work and how they help support funding and policies for the humanities. And please consider sharing your thoughts and insight on these issues with others in your community.
Teaching History with Integrity
Through Teaching History with Integrity, the AHA leads or participates in several initiatives to provide resources and support for history educators facing intensifying controversies about the teaching of the American past.
Freedom to Learn
The AHA’s Freedom to Learn initiative educates historians and others on how to advocate publicly for honest history education, responds directly to the bills themselves, and creates resources to help teachers directly affected by these bills think about how to maintain the integrity of their history courses.
Support the AHA's Advocacy Efforts
The AHA is unique among history organizations with the breadth and depth of our advocacy efforts. This work is more critical now than ever before, and we need your help. If you believe in the importance of honest history education, please join the AHA as a member or donate to the AHA's Advocacy Fund to support our advocacy work.
Press Releases
Access press releases issued by the AHA and other resources for the media.