Spring 2027

African American History to 1900

Survey of African American history from its roots in Africa to the end of the 19th century, covering the slave trade, enslaved community practices, resistance, Reconstruction, and segregation.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2016: 3.56 GPA, 67.7% A/AB (n=31 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize the multitude of contributions that people of African descent made to the social, political, and economic development of the United States of America.

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

  • Describe how race-based discrimination was used to marginalize African Americans socially, politically, and economically, and how Black people fought back against institutional oppression

  • Use primary sources and secondary peer-reviewed sources to explain and discuss how certain histories have been valued and devalued and how these differences have promulgated disparities in contemporary American society.

  • Demonstrate critical reading, writing, speaking, and thinking skills, specifically concerning teaching students to harbor healthy skepticism toward knowledge claims.

  • Contribute as a well-rounded, informed, and educated citizen capable of beginning to address the goals of the Ethnic Studies Requirement, including engendering students’ ability to participate in a multicultural society effectively and successfully.

  • Apply the primary theories and methods employed by historians of African American history.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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AFROAMER/HISTORY 322

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  • Sophomore standing

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2016: 3.56 GPA, 67.7% A/AB (n=31 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Slave trade, enslaved community practices, resistance, Reconstruction, and segregation.

Skills

  • Apply primary theories and methods of African American historical research.
  • Analyze primary and secondary sources to evaluate historical narratives and their societal impacts.

Grades

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Sources & history

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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