Slavery and the Civil War
America's history is short compared to the other nations of
the world.
The history of slavery in America is a struggle for freedom with many twists and turns. Courageous slaves and dedicated abolitionists navigated dangerous political waters and popular opinion to set the nation on a course to end this "peculiar institution." Slavery finally ended with a bloody war that divided the nation against itself, nearly destroying this experiment in democracy.
Fall trimester will focus on the history of slavery in America, the personalities that shaped this struggle, and the war that ended this trying period of American history.