HTY 341 - History of African-American Slavery and Emancipation

3 CR

This course covers the history of African American people from the Civil War era to the present, centering on African American leadership and the persistent struggle to both abolish slavery and work toward a more free and equal society. We will start by exploring how slavery functioned as both an economic and social system. Subsequently, we will examine the retrenchment of white supremacy during the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras, and the efforts to resist and fight back. We will then focus on some of the lesser-known stories of the Civil Rights movement and make comparisons between those struggles and present-day efforts to make America a more just and equal society.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and HTY 1XX.