HIST190 Afro-American History

Department of Social & Behavioral Science: History

  1. Course Number and Title

    HIST190 Afro-American History

  2. Number of Credits

    3 credits

  3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

    2250

  4. Prerequisites

    None

    Corequisites

    None

  5. Other Pertinent Information

    None

  6. Catalog Course Description

    This course is a study of the history of African-Americans from their origins in Africa to the present. Students examine the social, political, legal and economic history of the African-American community. Major topics include the impact of slavery, military service, and the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement.

  7. Required Course Content and Direction

    1. Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Students will:
        1. recount the history of Black Americans from the historic African background to the present day;
        2. demonstrate an understanding of the institution of slavery, particularly its social, legal, and political mechanics and its impact on the Black American community;
        3. evaluate the social, cultural, political, economic, legal and physical conditions of Black Americans throughout American history;
        4. analyze the experiences and conditions of Black Americans at war throughout American history; and
        5. evaluate the history of the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      1. African background
      2. slavery in Africa and the mid-passage
      3. slavery in America
      4. the American Revolution and the Early Republic
      5. the West and the Peculiar Institution
      6. "Free blacks?"
      7. sectional strife and the Civil War
      8. reconstruction, reaction, self-help, and American Imperialism
      9. World War I and the Depression
      10. Harlem renaissance and the New Deal
      11. two worlds - black and white
      12. World War II and the UN
      13. civil rights and Black Power
      14. African-Americans in the high-tech Age

    3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Student assessment consists of in-class exams, electronically administered exams, essays, written assignments, multi-media projects, and/or participation in classroom/online discussions.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      See course format.

  8. Teaching Methods Employed

    Section VIII is not being used in new and revised syllabi as of 12/10/08.

Review/Approval Date -4/99' Revised 5/2012