The Center for the American Idea presents...

Black History Workshop

A FREE workshop for middle and high school History teachers.

Topics:
• African-American Presence in the American Revolution
• Booker T. Washington
• Background to the Harlem Renaissance
• "Rebirth": Key Figures of the Harlem Renaissance
• "What They Fought For": African-Americans at War for America

Speakers
Burton W. Folsom, Jr., is Chief Historian of the Center for the American Idea. Previously, he was a Senior Fellow in economic education with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Pittsburgh and has taught American History at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Nebraska, Northwood University, and Murray State University, where he was a tenured full professor.

Dr. Robert F. Pace is Associate Professor of History at McMurry University, in Abilene, Texas, where he teaches classes on the Black Experience in America and the Old South, among others. He is also Senior Director of the McWhiney Foundation, a non-profit history education organization, where he directs the McWhiney Foundation Press. Dr. Pace received a Ph.D. in American history from Texas Christian University and has taught at T.C.U. and Longwood College in Virginia, before moving to Abilene. He has published numerous articles on southern agriculture and society, and he has a forthcoming book on college life in the Old South.

Major W. Stevenson, Sr., a James Madison Fellow, fifth generation Houstonian and graduate of Jack Yates High School. He has a B.L.S. degree in History from Saint Edward's University, and a M.S. Degree in History from the University of Houston. In 1995, Mr. Stevenson competed for and was awarded a fellowship from the James Madison Memorial Foundation. In 1994, he was named Teacher of the Year at Carter G. Woodson Middle School. Mr. Stevenson currently teaches World History at Willowridge High School, in Fort Bend Independent School District.

Important Details:
There is no charge to attend American Idea Workshops.

Continental breakfast and lunch included.

TEKS information and useful handouts on subjects presented will be available.

Books will be available for purchase at reduced cost. MasterCard, Visa, Cash & Checks accepted.