History – Themed Courses for Fall 2024:
This course explores the Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction experience of African-Americans. The class will examine the history of abolitionism, secession, the “contraband” status of Blacks, emancipation, U.S. Colored Troops, the 14th Amendment, tge Freedmen’s Bureau, and Reconstruction.
Keith Kehlbeck is a writer, historian, and marketing consultant in the hospitality, nonprofit, and publishing sectors. At the age of 10, his family took a trip to Washington, D.C., sparking what would become a life-long interest in the Civil War.