Mar 29, 2024  
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Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HCOM 368 - U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction


This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877, organized around four broad themes: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation; the experience of modern, total war for individuals and society; and the political and social challenges of Reconstruction. The course explores national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, intellectual, and/or moral dimensions of the period.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered

Units: 4