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AFAM204
Introduction to African American History: 1861 to 1990
AFAM204 FA
Crosslistings: HIST242, AMST238
Photo Caption and Credits
Fall 96 Availability (Last Updated on Sat Mar 8 05:00:40 EST 1997
)
Section Limit Enrollment Available
01 45 36 9
This course explores the making of Africa America since the
advent of the Civil War. Its major periodization includes
emancipation, northern migration, urbanization,
proletarianization, ghettoization, civil rights, and human
rights. Our primary focus will be on the historical agency
of blacks in their multifaceted struggles for
self-determination. The making of African American
community life, especially through the family, church and
school, will also receive our attention. By exploring
change and continuity in the experiences of
African-Americans, the course will examine how political
events, developments in the nature of the American state,
and demographic shifts have affected Black men and women.
MAJOR READINGS
Eric Foner, RECONSTRUCTION (1988)
Evelyn Brooks-Higginbotham, RIGHTEOUS DISCONTENT (1993)
Joe Trotter, BLACK MILWAUKEE (1985)
Robin Kelly, HAMMER & HOE (1991)
Harding, HOPE & HISTORY (1990)
William Van deBurg, NEW DAY IN BABYLON (1992)
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
In-class midterm exam and
final take-home essay.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Course requirements
include two weekly lectures and one bi-weekly seminar;
bi-weekly readings of 250 pages.
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: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Romano, R
- Times: .T.T... 10:00AM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
About the Photo:
Reference:
Adamson, Madeleine and Seth Borgos. THIS MIGHTY
DREAM: SOCIAL PROTEST MOVEMENTS IN THE
UNITED STATES. Boston: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1984
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