HIST252

School of Liberal Arts

This course is a survey of the early history of African Americans in the United States, beginning with their African origins and culminating with the end of Reconstruction. It analyzes how Africans and their descendants both transformed and were transformed by American society. Topics include the study of slavery as a global institution, the Atlantic Slave Trade, the transformation of Africans to African Americans, the antislavery movement, and the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

Standard (S)

Diverse Perspectives (SEDP), Humanities (GEHU), Liberal Arts (LA)