HIST-226 History of African American Experience

This course will examine the African American experience in the United States from slavery to the present era. The student will study the chronology of black history, the African heritage, the crucible of slavery, the struggle for equality, Pan Africanism, and the development and evolution of the African American community. Special attention will be given to African American personages and their contributions to American society. The evolution of contemporary race relationships will be evaluated.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL-121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Explain the early development of interaction between the worlds of the Americas, Africa, and Europe during the early Columbian exchange.
2. 1. Explain the early development of interaction between the worlds of the Americas, Africa, and Europe during the early Columbian exchange.
3. 3. Identify and explain the various forms of resistance to slavery and oppression throughout the African American experience.
4. 4. Analyze events in history which led to development of a unique African American culture.
5. 5. Explain the early development of the triangle trade.
6. 6. Explain the impact of American political discourse about the status of African Americans that led to the formation of the Constitution, western expansion, and sectional differences in the United States.
7. 7. Explain the major events of the Civil Rights movement in the 20th century.
8. 8. Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
9. 9. Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
10. 10. Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Explain the early development of interaction between the worlds of the Americas, Africa, and Europe during the early Columbian exchange.
2. 1. Explain the early development of interaction between the worlds of the Americas, Africa, and Europe during the early Columbian exchange.
3. 3. Identify and explain the various forms of resistance to slavery and oppression throughout the African American experience.
4. 4. Analyze events in history which led to development of a unique African American culture.
5. 5. Explain the early development of the triangle trade.
6. 6. Explain the impact of American political discourse about the status of African Americans that led to the formation of the Constitution, western expansion, and sectional differences in the United States.
7. 7. Explain the major events of the Civil Rights movement in the 20th century.
8. 8. Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
9. 9. Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
10. 10. Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.