LEADERS IN THE CIVIL WAR

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The course examines the Civil War as a major turning point in United States history by focusing on its leaders. From politicians like Abraham Lincoln to antislavery activists such as Harriet Tubman and military strategists like Ulysses S. Grant, these leaders proposed new paths for a nation transformed by war. The class considers the antebellum era, the Civil War years, and the conflict's meaning today. Prerequisites: completion of an English Sequence (2 credits) fall, spring, summer