HIS 321 - African-American History I

Three Credits
Spring Semester

This course explores African-American history and culture from the beginnings of slavery in America to the Civil War. Themes include ethnic origins in West Africa, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the emergence of plantations societies in the Americas, slave resistance, the abolition movement, gender, Civil War and emancipation.

Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
Considered a United States History.

Course may be applied to the American Studies program.