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HIS 289 - African American History

Three Credits
Fall Semester

A survey of the African American experience in the North American colonies and the United States, from its origins to the present. Topics include the beginnings of New World slavery and modern conceptions of race, the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, the development of slave society and culture, the U.S. Civil War and emancipation, life under segregation, the Civil Rights movement, and contemporary issues.

Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
          Course was formerly offered as HIS 321. Students may not take both HIS 321 and HIS 289.

          Thematic Approaches: Race, Ethnicity, Justice; Crisis and Conflict; Ideas, Values, Beliefs; Culture, Class, Society