Spring 2027

Slavery and Capitalism in the United States

Examines the relationship between slavery and capitalism in the US, focusing on the labor of enslaved people, the impact of capitalism on slavery, and the experiences of enslaved people.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Christy Clark-Pujara4.1/5

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.79 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain the relationship between the institution of race-based slavery and the emergence of modern capitalism in the United States.

  • Appreciate the multitude of contributions made by people of African descent in the social, political, and economic development of the United States of America.

  • Understand the creation, development, and legacies of race-based slavery in the United States.

  • Understand the primary theories and methods employed by historians of race-based slavery

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AFROAMER 621

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Professors

Spring 2027

Christy Clark-Pujara

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Raw average: 4.37/5 from 35 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.79 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CHRISTY CLARK-PUJARA is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.79 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

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Topics

  • The impact of enslaved labor on the development of wage labor
  • The impact of capitalism's growth on the institution of slavery
  • The experiences of enslaved people
  • Creation, development, and legacies of race-based slavery

Skills

  • Understanding the primary theories and methods employed by historians of race-based slavery
  • Explaining the relationship between the institution of race-based slavery and the emergence of modern capitalism in the United States

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AFROAMER 621 · Spring 2027

Slavery and Capitalism in the United States

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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