CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
• 3.1 Read Franklin and Higginbotham, Chapters Ten and Eleven (course outcome 1). Assessment used: Reading
• 3.2 Summarize the chapters. The summary should be double spaced, 12pt font, Calibri or Times New Roman (Course outcome 3). Assessment used: summaries
• 3.3 Respond to the discussion board post regarding Abraham Lincoln and his recognition as the Great Emancipator (course outcome 2). Assessment used: Discussion Board responses
• The next module will cover what historian Rayford Logan calls the “Nadir” in Race relations, which will look into the extreme racism between 1880-1920 and the progress of African American during this period.
ASSIGNMENT
In two to three pages, provide a combined summary of chapters 10 and 11. As part of the summary, explain some the main factors that led to the start of the American Civil War as well as the rise and fall of the Reconstruction Period. The summary should be double spaced, 12pt font, Calibri or Times New Roman.
DISCUSSION
After reading about Abraham Lincoln’s policies and attitudes toward black people during the Civil War, do you think he deserves credit as “the Great Emancipator”? Why or why not?
Also, as part of this discussion, you must comment on at least two posts from your colleagues, agreeing or disagreeing with their viewpoint, and explain why you agree or disagree.
