Description
African American History explores how people of African descent have shaped U.S. history from the 17th century to the present.??Examining struggles for freedom and equality, the course addresses African origins and continuities, the slave trade, antebellum society, resistance to and abolishment of slavery, Reconstruction, the Black church, segregation, migration and urbanization, military service, the Civil Rights Movement, significant recent events, and the African American experience in Iowa.????It draws upon music, art, photographs, and other cultural products to evoke the past and analyze issues of identity and class, race relations, and the concept
of race.????Upon completion of the course, students will identify specific people, ideas, and events that shaped the African American experience; explain and provide reasons for major movements; and articulate how history reflects the background of the historian and how differences in perspective shape our understanding of the past.????Finall