African American History to 1877

Catalog description

Presents a framework for understanding the Black experience from African origins to the end of Reconstruction. Includes West African cultures, the Middle Passage, the experiences of free and enslaved African Americans from the colonial through postbellum periods including the abolition movement. Covers African American agency through churches, political organizations, and social institutions. Explores African American culture through literature, art, music, and other cultural forms. History courses are non-sequential and may be taken in any term and in any order. Prerequisites: ( WR 115 and RD 115 ) or IRW 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement. Audit available. This course fulfills the following GE requirements: Cultural Literacy, Cultural Literacy/DIV, Social Sciences/SS