ABS 210 - Introduction to Africana and Black Studies

Description:
Introduction to the political, cultural, social, and economic forces shaping the African American experience. A survey of Africana and African American Studies from 1400 to the present.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Identify the African origins of African American culture and history.
Examine contemporary issues impacting African Americans.
Describe the institution of slavery in the US from the Colonial period to 1865.
Explain the impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Describe the role of historical, political, and cultural forces in shaping the African American experience, including Slavery, Abolition, Civil War, Emancipation, Black Reconstruction, Civil Rights Movement, World War I, World War II, and the Obama Presidency.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/5/15