HI 261 - african- American History

Institution:

Skidmore College

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Description:

A history of black people in America from slavery through emancipation to the present. The course examines such topics as slave culture, black resistance, the Harlem Renaissance, the development of jazz, blues, and soul music, the civil rights movement and its aftermath, and the crisis of the inner cities in understanding how African Americans have defined their place in American life. (Fulfills social sciences requirement; designated as a Cultural Diversity course.) J. Delton

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.skidmore.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 580-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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