HST 1030. African American History since 1500 (3 credits)

A survey of the experiences of peoples of African descent in the Americas, with special focus on the United States, Brazil, and the Caribbean. Major comparative themes will include the origins and development of plantation slavery, the process of abolition, and struggles for economic and political equality after emancipation. This course fulfills the student learning outcomes and the required documents of the Foundations of American Democracy graduation requirement.