Introduction to African-American History: Key concepts from 1700-1861 (212-1-20)
Instructors
Joshua Crutchfield
Meeting Info
Fisk Hall 114: Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM
Overview of class
This course covers the origins and experiences of the group of people known as African Americans or Blacks in the United States Their development is rooted in the cultures of Africa, Europe and the Americas; the African slave trade from the African continent to the Americas; and the founding of the United States as a nation distinct from the rest of the Americas. Beginning with Africa and the African Diaspora from the 1400s to the late-eighteenth century, the course than focuses on African descendants in the United States from the late-eighteenth century to the eve of the U.S. Civil War in 1861.
Class Attributes
Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Historical Studies Distro Area
U.S. Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity
Associated Classes
DIS - University Hall 122: Fri 10:00AM - 10:50AM
DIS - Harris Hall L07: Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM
DIS - University Hall 122: Fri 1:00PM - 1:50PM