History 262 - Slavery and Abolition in US

Institution:

Hiram College

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Description:

This course will introduce students to the origins and nature of slavery in North America and to the ideas, strategies, and struggles of antislavery activists in the 18th and 19th centuries. Students will consider how and why slavery was introduced into North America, what the slave experience was like and how it changed over time, what the connections were between slavery and race, and how slaveholders sought to justify and defend their so-called peculiar institution. Students will also explore what prompted the rise of an antislavery movement, how the abolition movement changed over time, what ideas and strategies abolitionists embraced, and what impact abolitionists had in ending slavery and pushing the nation into the Civil War. The course will include a mock trial of the abolitionist John Brown and a walking tour of John Brown sites and underground railroad stops in nearby Hudson, Ohio. There will be a small fee for this trip to pay for transportation.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HIRAM.EDU

Phone Number:

(330) 569-3211

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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