The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1865-1890 - with Eric Foner

开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: 9 weeks

所在平台: EdxArchive 课程类别: 其他类别 大学或机构: ColumbiaX 授课老师： Eric Foner Tim Shenk

课程主页: https://www.edx.org/archive/civil-war-reconstruction-1865-1890-eric-columbiax-hist1-3x

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In The Unfinished Revolution: Reconstruction and After, 1865-1890 Professor Eric Foner examines the pivotal but misunderstood era of Reconstruction that followed the Civil War, the first effort in American history to construct an interracial democracy. Beginning with a discussion of the dramatic change in historians’ interpretations of the period in the last two generations, Foner goes on to discuss how Reconstruction turned on issues of continued relevance today. Among these are: who is an American citizen and what are citizens’ rights; what is the relationship between political and economic freedom; which has the primary responsibility for protecting Americans’ rights – the federal or state governments; and how should public authorities respond to episodes of terrorism? The course explores the rewriting of the laws and Constitution to incorporate the principle of equality regardless of race; the accomplishments and failings of Reconstruction governments in the South; the reasons for violent opposition in the South and for the northern retreat from Reconstruction; and the consolidation at the end of the nineteenth century of a new system of white supremacy."

Foner’s new book Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad is available wherever books are sold.

See other courses in this series:
The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1850-1861
The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1861-1865

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课程大纲

• The dramatic change in historians’ interpretations of the period in the last two generations
• How Reconstruction turned on issues of continued relevance today, such as:
  • Who is an American citizen and what are citizens’ rights?
  • What is the relationship between political and economic freedom?
  • Which has the primary responsibility for protecting Americans’ rights – the federal or state governments?
  • How should public authorities respond to episodes of terrorism?
  • Rewriting of the laws and Constitution to incorporate the principle of equality regardless of race
  • The accomplishments and failings of Reconstruction governments in the South
  • The reasons for violent opposition in the South and for the northern retreat from Reconstruction
  • The consolidation at the end of the nineteenth century of a new system of white supremacy         

 

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