HIST 1302 Becoming African American

4 semester hours

This course examines African American history from its origins in the slave trade to the emancipation of slaves in the U.S. in the nineteenth century, including the role of economics in slavery, comparisons of U.S. chattel slavery with other slave societies, the roots of African American culture in slave societies, the contribution of abolitionism to international discussions of human rights, and the contribution of slavery to ideas about and the legacy of race in the U.S.

University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives.