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Course Detail: LLLI-9891 - Pivotal Events Leading Up to the Civil War

When did the American Civil War begin? The war began in 1861 and lasted until 1865; yet the decades leading up to the 1860s are pivotal in understanding why the war began. This class examines the culmination of events from the 1830s to the 1860s, which sparked secession and four long years of war.

Session Information: 2025FA.LLLI-9891.001

Schedule:

Every day, starting on 09/05/25 and ending on 09/05/25

Times:

09:00am-12:00pm CDT

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Price:

Regular registration fee : $25.00

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Christina Smith

Biography:

Christina Lea Smith holds a master's degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She also completed her master's degree in history from Illinois State University in 2015. Her thesis, titled "Joseph Addison Turner: The Countryman and Confederate Nationalism," won the 2015 James C. Bonner Award for the best master's thesis. Christina has published an article titled "Elizabeth Parsons Wade Packard's Challenge of True Womanhood" in the peer-reviewed Journal of Illinois History.

Christina has been teaching for over twenty years at various colleges in Illinois. Her areas of focus include nineteenth-century American history and Civil War seminars. She is also a volunteer instructor for Bradley University's Osher for Lifelong Learning Institute. Christina often speaks at historical societies, women's groups, and other associations.

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Riverfront Campus

WDC*D123

100 College Drive

Kankakee, IL 60901

Course Detail: LLLI-9891 - Pivotal Events Leading Up to the Civil War

Session Information: 2025FA.LLLI-9891.001

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continuinged.kcc.edu