Civil War, Race, and Reconstruction - Race and Reconstruction (HIST-0037)

Spring 2026 · HIST 0037 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Explores the Civil War and Reconstruction Era and its centrality to U.S., African- American, and global history. Topics include race, slavery, and resistance in the causes and consequences of the war; black, white, and indigenous military participation; the transition from slavery to freedom for men, women, and children; race, labor, and global capitalism; gender, kinship, and the transformation of plantation households; representations of the era in literature, film, and popular culture.

Course codes: HIST-0037, HIST 0037, HIST0037, HIST-37, HIST 37, HIST37

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