HIST 3650 - African American History

Credit Hours 3
Description: Topics in African American History offers an overview of various themes in the history of black Americans including slavery, the development of modern concepts of race, violence, legal structures, war, self-emancipation, cultural expression, gender, class, migration, region, pan-Africanism, the long freedom struggle, and the memory of history. The time period covered spans from the arrival of the first Africans to the Americas to the present day, meaning that most topics will be covered broadly while certain themes will be emphasized.