HIS 502 - US Slave Abol Politic 1820-60

(4 credits)

Prerequisite(s): check for undergrad in grad course; no cer or pb. This course examines the American slave system of the nineteenth century, challenges to slavery from the rise of abolitionism and antislavery, the South’s effort to defend and expand slavery, and the resulting political contest that eventually led to southern secession and civil war. African-American Experience: Race & Racism; Human Diversity; Western Culture and Civilization; Writing Across the Curriculum.

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