HUM 2454 - Introduction to African American Studies

3 hours Lecture, 3 credits
Lower-Division College Credit
Prerequisites: Placement at the college level or completion of required developmental education courses in reading and writing
AA Elective: Yes
This course introduces the history, politics, arts, and culture of African Americans since the seventeenth century. This course surveys the beginnings of slavery, the rise of abolitionism, the social and economic causes of the Civil War, the development of Jim Crow, and the modern Civil Rights Movement, emphasizing influential African-American leaders in America. The course also surveys African-American cultural influences in the twentieth century including dance, theatre, film, literature, and music.

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