Slavery in the colonial north [historic hudson valley (HHV) seeks a level II grant to support the continuous demand from k-12 educators for resources about slavery in the northern colonies and to…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Historic Hudson Valley $269,800 under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.163) to support a virtual teacher training institute from July 16-22, 2023. The institute will provide professional development to 36 K-12 educators on teaching about slavery in the northern colonial era. The NEH Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program aims to improve teaching of American history and culture through institutes and workshops for educators. This award will address the ongoing demand from teachers for resources on this challenging subject matter and equip them with sensitive training to incorporate it into their classrooms.

Slavery in the colonial north [historic hudson valley (HHV) seeks a level II grant to support the continuous demand from k-12 educators for resources about slavery in the northern colonies and to deliver the sensitive training they require to bring this challenging curriculum to their classrooms. HHV would host a virtual institute for 36 k-12 teachers the week of july 16?22, 2023.]