African Americans/Age of Slavery (UEHI 247)

Term: 2010-2011 Summer Term

Faculty

Lawrence S LittleShow MyInfo popup for Lawrence S Little

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Schedule

Tue, 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM (4/26/2011 - 6/14/2011) Location: MAIN FR 20

Description

This course examines the development and experiences of the African-American community during the
age of slavery. We will analyze the origins and development of the African slave trade and evolution of
slavery in the United States. We will focus on the development of African-American culture with an indepth
examination of the slave community, family and religion. We will also examine the growth of the
free black community and the creation of black political, social and economic ideologies and
institutions. We will focus further on the African American struggle against slavery, emphasizing slave
insurrections, the abolitionist movement, and the Civil War. (H) Courses satisfy history requirement for Education majors.