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An introductory lecture to a Yale course examining U.S. history from 1776 to the present, emphasizing the nation-state and the contested nature of American national identity.
Professor of History and American Studies
Joanne B. Freeman is a Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University. Her scholarship focuses on early American political culture, particularly the early republic, violence, and figures like Alexander Hamilton.
Sterling Professor of History, of African American Studies, and of American Studies and director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University
David William Blight is the Sterling Professor of History, of African American Studies, and of American Studies and director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University. He is a leading scholar of the American Civil War and its aftermath, known for his work on Frederick Douglass and the memory of the Civil War.
Professor of History and American Studies
Beverly Gage is a Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, known for her scholarship on American political and social history, particularly her Pulitzer Prize-winning work on J. Edgar Hoover. Her research also explores topics such as intelligence, labor movements, and radical politics.
