HIST 2381: African American History Syllabus 2020
Overview
This is a survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of people of African descent in the formation and development of the United States to the Civil War/Reconstruction era up to the present. African American History includes the study of African origins and legacy, trans-Atlantic slave trade, experiences of African Americans during Colonial, Revolutionary, Early National, Antebellum, Civil War/Reconstruction, segregation, disenfranchisement, civil rights, migrations, industrialization, world wars, the Harlem Renaissance, and the conditions of African Americans in the Great Depression, Cold War and post-Cold War eras. This course will enable students to understand African American history as an integral part of U.S. history.
Attachments
The attachment for this resource is a sample syllabus for a course on African American history.
About This Resource
The sample syllabi and assignments included here were submitted by participants in a one-day virtual workshop entitled, "Teaching the Global African Diaspora" for world history teachers hosted by the Alliance for Learning in World History. These are draft documents that may subsequently have been revised in light of feedback and discussion during the event.
This resource was contributed by Shawna Williams, Department of History, Humanities & Liberal Arts, Houston Community College.