This course is a survey of the role of black Americans in the history of the United States. Emphasis will be placed on economic, social, and cultural developments from the introduction of the slave trade to the Americas through the 21st century. Key topics addressed will include the course slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, and late 20th, early 21st century race politics.
- Teacher: Kara Johnson