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Explore the Civil War’s long-term impact

Columbia University
XSeries Program inThe Civil War and Reconstruction
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What you will learn

  • How generations of historians have explained the road to secession, the causes and conduct of the war, the coming of emancipation, and the struggle to breathe meaning into the promise of freedom for four million emancipated slaves
  • Slavery's central role in the southern and national economies
  • How the issue of the expansion of slavery came to dominate national politics
  • The dramatic change in historians' interpretations of the period in the last two generations
  • How the Civil War and Reconstruction turned on issues of continued relevance today

  • Expert instruction
    3 high-quality courses
  • Self-paced
    Progress at your own speed
  • 1 year 2 months
    4 - 6 hours per week
  • Discounted price:$135.00 Original price:$150.00 USD
    For the full program experience

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ColumbiaX's The Civil War and Reconstruction XSeries Program

Meet your instructors
from Columbia University (ColumbiaX)

Eric Foner
Eric Foner

DeWitt Clinton Professor of History

Columbia University

Tim Shenk
Tim Shenk

Graduate student in History

Columbia University

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