HIST 433B - African-American History to 1877

(3 units) CO10, CO11

An examination of the African Diaspora to 1877 that considers historical roles of free and enslaved Blacks in shaping the Americas’ social, cultural, economic, and political developments in an Atlantic World perspective, including the interlocking economic, social, and cultural systems of mainland North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, and Africa.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Recommended Preparation: HIST 293C.

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

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe the economic and cultural interconnections between the Americas, Africa, and Europe between the 15th and 19th centuries.
2. understand, apply, and evaluate different theoretical explanations for historical processes such as African American cultural formation and the varieties of resistance to oppression.
3. analyze shifting ethical dilemmas and arguments connected to human exploitation, enslavement, and abolition, including the specific actors and interests at stake; articulate and evaluate the ethical claims made by various historical actors.
4. analyze and compare past systems of globalization, capitalism, exploitation, and movements for abolition with contemporary systems of oppression and movements for liberation.
5. demonstrate how local and global contexts of ideas or events.
6. analyze and synthesize primary, secondary, and cultural sources.
7. present ideas in a clear and persuasive manner both orally and in writing, in accordance with the ethical principles governing scholarly inquiry.
8. use relevant scholarship and historical evidence to analyze the experiences of African Americans and the Atlantic World.

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