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HIST 142 History of the African American Experience: Reconstruction to the Present

This course will explore the African American experience in the United States from the period following the Civil War to the present. It will emphasize topics such as Jim Crow segregation, the Harlem and Chicago Renaissances, the Civil Rights era, Black Power, and modern black political movements, and particular attention will be given to the themes of resistance, education, culture, migration, and politics within the context of Pan-Africanism.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3

Course Objectives

  1. Identify the worldviews and perspectives of modern African American intellectuals.
  2. Describe modern African American culture and values within a global context.
  3. Analyze events in modern African American history and their interconnectedness to global movements.
  4. Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.

Course Objectives

  1. Identify the worldviews and perspectives of modern African American intellectuals.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Global Competency Rubric

    Global Competency

    • GC1
    • GC3
  2. Describe modern African American culture and values within a global context.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Global Competency Rubric

    Global Competency

    • GC2
  3. Analyze events in modern African American history and their interconnectedness to global movements.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Global Competency Rubric

    Global Competency

    • GC4
  4. Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Writing rubric

    Global Competency

    • GC4