SLAVERY AND CAPITALISM IN THE UNITED STATES

AFROAMER 231

A social history of West Africans and African Americans from the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade through the modern Civil Rights Movement, paying special attention to the institution of slavery (1619-1865), emancipation and reconstruction (1861-1877), and the long civil rights movement (1877-1968). Major themes include the varied experiences of enslaved peoples, the roles Black people played in maintaining and sustaining North American colonies, and how African Americans helped to create the American Republic. Examine how Black people fought for their freedom and liberty, as well as, the challenges, successes, and shortcomings of the long civil rights movement.

AFROAMER/HISTORY 393

African-American slavery and its impact on mid-19th century social, political, and economic life; the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War; the rise and fall of postwar Reconstruction and non-racial citizenship; the impact of these histories on contemporary American society.

HISTORY 329

Survey of political, social, and economic change in the history of American capitalism from the late colonial period to the near-present.

ECON 465

Survey of the forces underlying American economic development and the distribution of income; rise of regional economies; origins of manufacturing; effects of slavery; influence of government and politics on growth.

HISTORY 278

Topics include demography and structure of the slave trade, but major focus on continuities and transformations of African cultures and social structures in the Americas--ethnicity, religion, kinship, gender, oral tradition, creolization, etc.