Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Recommended Prerequisite: ETHNC 2500 or 2550.
Requirement Designation:
Diversity
Description
Addresses the African background of contemporary African Americans and analyzes the emergence of African American culture. Also describes the evolution of slavery and the dilemma slavery posed to the American Revolution generation. Other subjects include Blacks in slavery, the role of Blacks in the quest for freedom, the growth of pre-Civil War northern Black communities, the Civil War and Reconstruction Era.