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In February 2013, Humanities Texas held five one-day teacher workshops throughout the state focusing on slavery, secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Workshops took place at the Byrne-Reed House, our headquarters in Austin (February 15), the Region 14 Education Service Center in Abilene (February 18), the Region 2 Education Service Center in Corpus Christi (February 20), the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture (February 21), and the Region 7 Education Service Center in Kilgore (February 22).

The workshop faculty included Michael Les Benedict (The Ohio State University), Daina Berry (The University of Texas at Austin), H. W. Brands (The University of Texas at Austin), Albert S. Broussard (Texas A&M University), Daniel Feller (University of Tennessee), George Forgie (The University of Texas at Austin), Donald Frazier (McMurry University), Carey Latimore (Trinity University), Eric Walther (University of Houston), and Jennifer Weber (University of Kansas).

These workshops were made possible with major funding from the State of Texas, with ongoing support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Sid W. Richardson Foundation provided additional support.

Questions about Teacher Institutes

Call 512.440.1991 (press 2) or email institutes@humanitiestexas.org.

"Slavery, Secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction" Workshop Photos : Slideshow
  1. Teachers gather at the Byrne-Reed House for the Austin workshop.
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  1. Thumbnail of: Teachers gather at the Byrne-Reed House for the Austin workshop.
  2. Thumbnail of: Workshop participants at the Region 14 Education Service Center in Abilene.
  3. Thumbnail of: Teachers gather at the Region 2 Education Service Center in Corpus Christi.
  4. Thumbnail of: Workshop participants at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.
  5. Thumbnail of: Workshop participants at Region 7 Education Service Center in Kilgore.
  6. Thumbnail of: Michael Les Benedict, professor emeritus of history at The Ohio State University, speaks about Reconstruction in Corpus Christi. Benedict also participated in the Abilene, Austin, Dallas, and Kilgore programs.
Teachers gather at the Byrne-Reed House for the Austin workshop.
"Slavery, Secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction" Workshop Photos : Thumbnails
  1. Thumbnail of: Teachers gather at the Byrne-Reed House for the Austin workshop.
  2. Thumbnail of: Workshop participants at the Region 14 Education Service Center in Abilene.
  3. Thumbnail of: Teachers gather at the Region 2 Education Service Center in Corpus Christi.
  4. Thumbnail of: Workshop participants at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.
  5. Thumbnail of: Workshop participants at Region 7 Education Service Center in Kilgore.
  6. Thumbnail of: Michael Les Benedict, professor emeritus of history at The Ohio State University, speaks about Reconstruction in Corpus Christi. Benedict also participated in the Abilene, Austin, Dallas, and Kilgore programs.
  7. Thumbnail of: Michael Les Benedict leads a discussion in Dallas of political cartoons and historical documents related to Reconstruction.
  8. Thumbnail of: Daina Ramey Berry, associate professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, speaks in Corpus Christi about slavery. She also presented at the Austin program.
  9. Thumbnail of: Daina Ramey Berry and a group of teachers in Austin analyze documents such as the Three-Fifths Compromise and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.
  10. Thumbnail of: H. W. Brands, the Dickson, Allen, Anderson Centennial Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, discusses the Civil War at the Byrne-Reed House.
  11. Thumbnail of: H. W. Brands leads a discussion about the Emancipation Proclamation.
  12. Thumbnail of: Albert S. Broussard, professor of history at Texas A&M University and a former Humanities Texas board member, shares insights on slavery. Broussard participated in the Dallas and Kilgore programs.
  13. Thumbnail of: Albert S. Broussard shares historical documents, such as runaway slave advertisements, with a group of teachers in Kilgore.
  14. Thumbnail of: Daniel Feller, professor of history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, discusses secession in Corpus Christi. Feller also served on the faculty of the Abilene, Dallas, and Kilgore workshops.
  15. Thumbnail of: Daniel Feller and a group of teachers discuss sections of the Constitution related to slavery at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.
  16. Thumbnail of: George B. Forgie, associate professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, speaks in Austin about secession.
  17. Thumbnail of: George B. Forgie analyzes texts related to secession, such as Texas's Declaration of Secession and Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, with teachers in Austin.
  18. Thumbnail of: Donald S. Frazier, professor of history at McMurry University, speaks in Abilene about the Civil War.
  19. Thumbnail of: Donald S. Frazier and workshop participants examine a letter written by a Civil War soldier.
  20. Thumbnail of: Carey H. Latimore, associate professor of history at Trinity University, shares insights on slavery at the Abilene program.
  21. Thumbnail of: Carey H. Latimore and a group of teachers in Abilene analyze speeches given by African Americans in the nineteenth century.
  22. Thumbnail of: Eric Walther, professor of history at the University of Houston, discusses the Civil War at the Houston program.
  23. Thumbnail of: Eric Walther leads a discussion of the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's Inaugural Addresses.
  24. Thumbnail of: Jennifer L. Weber, associate professor of history at the University of Kansas, discusses the Civil War in Dallas. Weber also participated in the Corpus Christi workshop.
  25. Thumbnail of: Jennifer L. Weber leads a group of teachers in analyzing the Emancipation Proclamation and other important documents of the Civil War.
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