The Lehman Center for American History

The Lehman Center for American History is a collaboration between the Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Department of History, and is dedicated to supporting and enhancing the study and teaching of history at Columbia University.

Nearly 400 audience members attend "Confronting McCarthyism: Generational Lessons from Families who Resisted the Red Scare" on March 3, 2026

Brianna Nofil speaks on immigrant detention at the Lehman Center, November 20, 2024

Sarah Gronningsater discusses the gradual transition from slavery to freedom in New York on October 9, 2024

Black and Native Citizenship: The Making of American Identity

February 23, 2023

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Historians and the Archives: A Conversation with Dan Royles

December 10, 2022

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America on Fire: A Conversation on Police Violence & Black Rebellion Since the 1960s

March 31, 2022

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Mary Freeman: Abolitionists and the Politics of Correspondence

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Mary Freeman: Abolitionists and the Politics of Correspondence

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