Civil War and Reconstruction, 1776 to 1876 (AFRICAAM 55F, AMSTUD 55F, CSRE 55F, CSRE 155F, HISTORY 55F, HISTORY 155F)

3–5 credits · Undergraduate

(55F is 3 units; 155F is 5 units.) This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War. The Civil War profoundly impacted American life at national, sectional, and constitutional levels, and radically challenged categories of race and citizenship. Topics covered include: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation as national problems and personal experiences; the horrors of total war for individuals and society; and the challenges--social and political--of Reconstruction.