HIS 569 - Comparative Emancipation

(4 credits)

This course examines the process of emancipation in the Western Hemisphere and the experiences of former slaves during the transition to free labor. It focuses on the struggle of ex-slaves and ex-slaveholders to define freedom and on the changing ideas about race, racism and class. The United States emphasis within the broader hemispheric context compares such topics as; self- emancipation, labor policies, and politics in the years after slavery.

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