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John C Walter
HSTAA 150
Seattle Campus
Introductory survey of topics and problems in Afro-American history with some attention to Africa as well as to America. Provides some general knowledge and serves as a basic introductory course for a sequence of lecture courses and seminars in Afro-American history. Offered: jointly with AFRAM 150.
Class description
This course is survey examination of the African American past. We will consider West Africa on the eve of the American slave trade, American slavery and African American resistance to slavery, the development of the slave community, and the emergence of African American culture. We willl examine the politics of the Reconstruction era, the rise of and response to Jim Crow, the Harlem Renaissance, the nascence and maturation of the Civil Rights Movement, the Second Reconstruction and its legacy.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Recommended preparation
No prerequisites.
Class assignments and grading
Course Format: Lectures, discussions and two documentary films: 1) "No Easy Walk, 1962-1966; 2) "A Nation of Law 1968-1971, (both from Eyes on the Prize."). Attendance is required at all classes.
Grading: There will be three examinations: A "prelim," a mid-term and a final. NB1: The "prelim" will be graded and recorded but not used in grade calculation. It will be an exercise to assist the student in preparation for the midterm and final examinations. It will be given after two full weeks of class. The midterm exam will follow about three weeks later. The midterm and the final will each count as fifty percent of your grade. NB2: Possible examination questions will be handed out seven to ten days prior to examinations.
