New York State History ((4 Credits))

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New York State’s history encompasses a wide range of people and places. In this course, students will consider the overall history of the state through the lens of a particular time period or place. From the Indigenous Peoples who were here before European contact to the multitude of ethnic groups who immigrated to New York and the enslaved and later freed peoples brought to the state, the people who have called the state home are of particular interest in this course. So, too, are the ways in which New York’s history has been part of the larger story of the American past and the ways in which New Yorkers have participated in their communities, through their votes, their protests, and their very lives.