HIST 304 - Abolitionists and the Antislavery Movement

Next Offered: In a future term

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, WADV

This course is an advanced research seminar that examines the history of American abolitionists and the antebellum antislavery movement. Students will read relevant secondary scholarship that illuminates the contours of abolitionst activism and the broader antislavery movement leading up to the American Civil War. Research projects will focus on the local aspects of antislavery activism with an emphasis on materials available at the Oberlin College Archives and the Oberlin Heritage Center.

Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: T. Nunley

Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes