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HIST 293C - Introduction to African-American History I

(3 units) CO8, CO10
Survey of the history of African Americans in the United States from colonial times to the present. Satisfies the U.S. and Nevada Constitution requirements.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify key events, ideas, laws, and policies that created and perpetuated systems of racial oppression in the United States from colonial times to the present.
2. summarize and analyze primary, secondary, and cultural sources and use them to answer questions about the past.
3. present ideas in a clear and persuasive manner both orally and in writing, in accordance with the ethical principles governing scholarly inquiry.
4. use relevant scholarship and historical evidence to analyze the experiences of African Americans and their struggles for equality.
5. read and interpret the United States and Nevada Constitutions with attention to the historical contexts that produced each document, the differences between them, and their legacies for African Americans.


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