AFRC - Afro-American History

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Description:

History & Tradition Sector. All classes. Staff. Also offered through the College of General Studies - See the CGS Course Guide. This course will study the history of African-Americans from their first encounter with Europeans in the 16th century to their emancipation during the Civil War in the U.S. The course focuses on the variety of black responses to enslavement and forced acculturation in the New World. The differences in the slave experiences of various New World countries, and the methods of black resistance and rebellion to the slave system will be investigated. The nature and role of free black communities in antebellum America will be studied.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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