LARTS 377 — United States History from 1877

3 credits
Spring
Lisa Andersen

America’s religious leaders, politicians, freed people, workers, women’s rights advocates, moral reformers, capitalists, and intellectuals explored the meanings of massive transformations in the wake of Civil War and emancipation. This course will explore Americans’ debates about the changing nature of work, expanding state capacity, popular politics, immigration, race and racism, family roles, industrial economy, and the nation’s standing as a world power. Students will gain familiarity with a wide variety of historical documents “” military reports, political speeches, court records, personal correspondence, and campaign memorabilia “” as well as classic and recent historical scholarship.