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On February 17, 2012, Humanities Texas held a teacher enrichment workshop on slavery, secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction at Houston Independent School District. Distinguished scholars Albert S. Broussard (Texas A&M University), Eric Walther (University of Houston), Jennifer L. Weber (University of Kansas), and Michael Les Benedict (The Ohio State University) gave insightful lectures and shared primary sources in small-group workshops.

Houston Teacher Workshop Photos : Slideshow
  1.  Workshop participants in Houston.
  1. Thumbnail of:  Workshop participants in Houston.
  2. Thumbnail of:  Albert S. Broussard, former Humanities Texas board member and professor of history at Texas A&M University, speaks about slavery.
  3. Thumbnail of:  Eric Walther, professor of history at the University of Houston, discusses secession.
  4. Thumbnail of:  Jennifer L. Weber, associate professor of history at the University of Kansas, shares insights on the Civil War.
  5. Thumbnail of:  Michael Les Benedict, professor emeritus of history at The Ohio State University, gives a lecture on Reconstruction.
  6. Thumbnail of:  Albert S. Broussard leads a primary source workshop.
Workshop participants in Houston.
Houston Teacher Workshop Photos : Thumbnails
  1. Thumbnail of:  Workshop participants in Houston.
  2. Thumbnail of:  Albert S. Broussard, former Humanities Texas board member and professor of history at Texas A&M University, speaks about slavery.
  3. Thumbnail of:  Eric Walther, professor of history at the University of Houston, discusses secession.
  4. Thumbnail of:  Jennifer L. Weber, associate professor of history at the University of Kansas, shares insights on the Civil War.
  5. Thumbnail of:  Michael Les Benedict, professor emeritus of history at The Ohio State University, gives a lecture on Reconstruction.
  6. Thumbnail of:  Albert S. Broussard leads a primary source workshop.
  7. Thumbnail of:  Eric Walther shares primary sources with teachers.
  8. Thumbnail of:  Jennifer L. Weber analyzes the Texas Secession Declaration.
  9. Thumbnail of:  Michael Les Benedict leads a primary source workshop.
  10. Thumbnail of:  Albert S. Broussard examines primary sources including the runaway slave advertisements of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
  11. Thumbnail of:  Eric Walther leads a primary source workshop.
  12. Thumbnail of:  Jennifer L. Weber examines primary sources with teachers.
  13. Thumbnail of:  Michael Les Benedict leads a discussion about documents related to Reconstruction.