HIS 203 - African American History 1

Credits: 3
3 Lecture Hours

Description
This course offers an introduction to the African American experience, starting with prehistoric Africa. Students examine the journey through the transatlantic slave trade and the experiences of African Americans up to 1865. The course concludes with the students exploring the Reconstruction era and its impact on African American history.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:

Compare and contrast global slavey systems.
Analyze the origins, nature and development of slavery in North America.
Discuss the background, causes and legacy of the American Revolution.
Discuss slavery and freedom in the early Republic.
Evaluate slave cultures, communities and resistance.
Assess the African American struggle for freedom in Antebellum America.
Describe the background, causes and legacy of the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
Assess the validity, bias and relevance of primary and secondary sources to construct well-supported historical arguments.

Listed Topics

African prehistory
Africa before colonization
The development of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Slavery in the New World
Comparative global slave systems
Resistance to slavery
Slave conditions
Abraham Lincoln and emancipation
The Revolutionary War
The Civil War
Reconstruction

Reference Materials
Current textbook, scholarly readings, films, maps and electronic resources as assigned

Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals:

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Information Literacy

Approved By: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Date Approved: 04/15/2025
Last Reviewed: 04/15/2025

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