HIST4416 · History

Slavery and Emancipation in the U.S.

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

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Mycah Conner

Assistant Professor, History Department

2 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.7
Course: 4.6

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Mycah Conner

Assistant Professor, History Department

2 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.7
Course: 4.6

About this course

Fulfills the US History Requirement for MajorsThis course examines histories of slavery and abolition in the United States from the transatlantic slave trade through the Civil War. It attends to confrontations and transformations across scale and context--rural and urban; north and south; regional and national. Topics include the everyday lives, toil, and strategies of enslaved people, and their battles with slaveholders; the expansion of slavery and the domestic trade; the centrality of slavery and battles over it in American politics and daily life; anti-slavery and/vs. abolitionist movements; slavery and gender; slavery and capitalism; the wartime destruction of slavery; the post-war expectations and demands of freedpeople.

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.83 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.60 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.67 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.76 / 5

Weekly effort: ~5 hours

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Evaluation history 2 terms

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Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Spring 2025	1	4.2	4.4
Spring 2024	1	5.0	5.0