This recorded lecture comes from a course on the Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877. It discusses President Andrew Johnson and his role in changing the Constitution to outlaw slavery. Pair with readings: Eric Foner, A Short History of Reconstruction, 1863-1877, chapters 1-4, pp. 1-81 Michael P. Johnson, Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War, parts 9-10, pp. 268-280 and pp. 307-332 William Gienapp, Civil War and Reconstruction: A Documentary Collection, part 2, pp. 293-31.
History
LESSON MODULE
Undergraduate