HIST145

Students will examine the cultural and historical themes of the African experience which dominated and influenced the evolving African-American culture during slavery. In reviewing African origins, students will study the Atlantic Slave Trade, its participants, the resulting African Diaspora and the contrasting perspectives on Africa and Africans during the Slave Trade period. The course will offer a survey of major events, issues, legislation and critical environmental factors shaping the African-American experience in Colonial America from the 1600's to the Civil War. NOTE: This course is offered only in the Fall term.