"Red Tail Angels: How Tuskegee Airmen Desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces"
"The Eagle vs. The Dragon: Conflict & Compromise in the Treaty of Kanagaura"
Junior"Alvin York: Pacifist Turned Patriot"
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Senior
"This Land was My Land: the Tellico Dam Conflict"
Sequoyah Award
"Conflict of Cultures and the Compromise of Cultural Communication: Sequoyah and the Written Cherokee Language"
What is History Day?
History Day is not just
a day, but
every day! National History Day is a
year-long curriculum enhancement program that engages students in grades 6-12 in the process of discovery and interpretation of historical topics. Students produce
dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, multimedia documentaries, websites, and research papers based on research related to an annual theme. These projects are then evaluated at local, state, and national competitions. The 2008 competition theme is
"Conflict & Compromise in History."
Tennessee History Day is open to all public, private, and homeschooled students. All students compete in
district History Day competitions before being eligible to compete at the
Tennessee History Day State Competition. Winners of the State competition, held
April 5, 2008 at the FedEx Institute of Technology building on the
University of Memphis Campus, are eligible to compete in
National History Day, at the
University of Maryland in mid-June.
2008 District Competitions
For more information about your district competition, please click on the link below:
West TN : February 23, 2008 - Autozone Park, Memphis, TN
Middle TN : TBA - Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
East TN : TBA - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
Southeast TN : TBA - Chattanooga Regional History Museum, Chattanooga, TN
NEW: Tennessee History Day Video
We now offer an imstructional video walking you through the step-by-step process of creating an entry for Tennessee History Day.
Click here to view the new Tennessee History Day video resource!
Want to Know More?
If you are interested in having someone come to your school to talk to students and/or teachers about History Day, please contact us at (901) 678-2515
Tenessee History Day Staff:
Dr. Margaret Caffrey, State Coordinator: mcaffrey@memphis.edu
Becky Hodges, Ass't State Coordinator: blhodges@memphis.edu
Angela Martin, Ass't State Coordinator: ajmartin@memphis.edu
We would like to acknowledge the following supporters of the History Day program:
