Learn about the changes in the Union and the Confederacy, and the Civil War’s long-term impact.

The Civil War and Reconstruction Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) series introduces students to the most pivotal era in American history. Led by Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton …

A House Divided: The Road to Civil War, 1850-1861 - The Civil War and Reconstruction with Eric Foner | Sections 1 through 10.

Sep 15, 2014 · NEW YORK, New York, September 11, 2014 — Columbia University’s Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL) today announced the release of three new online …

Examine the pivotal but misunderstood era of Reconstruction that followed the Civil War, the first effort in American history to construct an interracial democracy.

Foner examines how generations of historians have explained the crisis of the Union. He traces the impact of key events such as Bleeding Kansas, the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas …

The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1850 -1861 Discover how the issue of slavery came to dominate American politics, and how political leaders struggled and failed to resolve the …

This series of three courses will examine the events leading up to the Civil War, the war itself, and the era of Reconstruction to gain insight into this central turning point in the American …

Aug 28, 2014 · Eric Foner, Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian and Columbia University’s DeWitt Clinton Professor of History, will launch a new MOOC (massive open online course) that …

Eric Foner is the author of many award-winning books on the Civil War and Reconstruction, including The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery , winner of the Pulitzer Prize. …