AFAM203 - Early African American History, 1619-1865

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Academic Year 2000/2001

Early African American History, 1619-1865
AFAM 203 FA

Crosslistings:
HIST 241
AMST 237

This course begins in the tropical savannahs of West African societies in the 1600s and concludes with the Great American Slave Rebellion in the 1860s. Some of the major issues we will explore include: how to define slave culture? what role did African retentions play? the commonalities and differences among Africans in the Americas? the emergence of freedom out of unfreedom. Our objectives are threefold: to trace change over time, to explore the role of African Americans in making history, and to acknowledge comparative and internationalist dimensions.

MAJOR READINGS

David Northrup, ed., ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
Sylvia Frey, WATER FROM THE ROCK
Peter Kolchin, AMERICAN SLAVERY, 1619-1877
Paul Finkelman, ed., DRED SCOTT V. SANFORD
Willie Lee Rose, ed., DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN NORTH AMERICA
Lawrence Goodheart, et.al., SLAVERY IN AMERICAN SOCIETY
Melton McLaurin, CELIA, A SLAVE
Kenneth Greenbery, CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
Gaspart & Hines, ed., MORE THAN CHATTEL: BLACK WOMEN AND SLAVERY
Goodheart & Hawkins, THE ABOLITION IST

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

One documentary analysis (33% of your grade); one essay (33%); and a final document/essay mix (34%).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

You are expected to attend two weekly lectures, to read documents/chapters, and to regularly participate in discussions.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Williams,Kathie Denise

Times: ..T.T.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: SCIE139

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 36)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: 8 Jr. non-major: 8 SO: 10 FR: 10

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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001