HIS 121 - African-American History 3 social science credits

Institution:

SUNY Westchester Community College

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Description:

This survey course covers the experience of Africans and African Americans. It begins with the settlement of Virginia and the arrival of the first African people to the British North America. The course includes a study of the African continent to the 17th century focusing on the movement of African people through the Atlantic Slave Trade. In North America the focus is on the role of African Americans in shaping the national experience. Topics include slavery and resistance to slavery, building of African American communities through the 19th century, impact and outcome of Civil War protest and African American experience prior to and following the Civil Rights Movement. This course attempts to review the experience of this group of Americans to the present. Class hrs. 3.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sunywcc.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 606-6600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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