HIS 109(C) - African-American History

Credit(s): 3
MassTransfer Block Code: Humanities/Fine and Performing Arts
Knowledge of Diversity Code: KOD
Traces the history of African-Americans from their places of origin to contemporary times. Examines such areas as: slavery and the plantation system; the conditions and contributions of African-Americans in the founding and building of the United States; the abolition movement, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; the richness of African-American culture and its contributions to the development of uniquely American social and cultural institutions; freedom and civil rights as an ongoing issue in American society; and current issues of equality. Present concerns and projected future issues of African-Americans will be explored as well.

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