History
Stephen Engle, Ph.D., teaches 19th-century America and has completed a new book on Federalism during the American Civil War. He holds a Ph.D. in American History and has been at Florida Atlantic University since 1990, serving for five years as History Department Chair. He is a former Fulbright to Germany and currently a Lecturer for the Smithsonian Institution’s Associates Program, and an OAH Distinguished Lecturer.
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America’s Reconstruction Era: The Triumph of Nationalism
Pre-recorded Class
Reconstruction of the United States commenced, not in April 1865 with peace, but in April 1861 with war. Southern secession forced Americans to adjust their lives to preserve the Union on the one hand, and to establish a Confederacy on the other. As the bloody and transformative Civil War dragged on, citizens and soldiers — North and South — reconstructed their lives to adjust to the changes wrought by the devastating conflict. Much new scholarship has surfaced in recent years, and it is important, in our modern quest to understand the nature of war and society, that we should place the story of Reconstruction where it properly belongs to help us understand why post-war Reconstruction failed. By surveying the changes wrought by war, Professor Stephen Engle reassesses the Civil War, arguing that wartime Reconstruction truly represented fundamental change, resulting not only in the liberation of southern slaves, but also in the preservation of American federalism. This is a pre-recorded class. If you would like to ask the instructor a question following your viewing of the video, please email ollijupiter@fau.edu.
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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| Course # W1M1 — One Time Event
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Monday, January 25 2021 |
| Time: | 12 - 1:30 PM |
| Fee: | $30 / member; $35 / non-member |
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