TEACH 250: INSPIRING A MORE PERFECT UNION SESSION 6

Camp Nelson National Monument

Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 6-7 PM ET

Join the National Mall one evening each month for a virtual teacher professional development series preparing for the America 250th commemoration in 2026. Meet with National Park Service staff and friends to explore content and strategies for incorporating these places and topics into your curriculum.

February's program, during Black History Month and on President Lincoln's birthday, explores one of the country's newest national monuments: Camp Nelson National Monument in Kentucky. Dive deep into the site's Civil War history, its connections to slavery and freedom, and learn new ways of teaching hard history using primary documents and place-based resources. Organized in conjunction with Commemorative Cultures, a digital humanities project based at the University of St Andrews, this webinar asks: how can we center the voices of enslaved people in our teaching? How might the study of Camp Nelson redefine modern perceptions of Civil War monuments and their role in society today?