HIST 456(F) Civil War and Reconstruction
An examination of one of the most turbulent periods in American history, with
special emphasis on the changing status of Afro-Americans during the era. During the war years, we shall study both the war itself and homefront conditions:
military, naval, political, economic, and especially social aspects will be examined in some detail. Our study of Reconstruction will concentrate on the
evolution of federal policy toward the Southern states and the workings out of
that policy in the South, particularly as it relates to the freedmen.
Requirements: a research paper based at least in part on primary sources.
Enrollment limited.
Group A