HIST 247

American Slavery (HIST 247)

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American Slavery

Credits Contact Hours
3.0 3.0

Course Description

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in ENGL 115, ENGL 103W, ENGL 103, or ENGL 104, or satisfactory test scores placing into ENGL 103W or higher. Concurrent enrollment in ENGL 115 allowed. Investigates the origins, institutions, practices, conclusions, and legacies of slavery as developed in colonial Euro-America and the United States. Three "calls for freedom" are highlighted: the era of the American Revolution, Anti-Slavery and Abolitionist movements, the era of Civil War and Reconstruction. Integral to course discussion is the Black community's essential role in the expansion of American liberty and civil rights. [Semesters Offered: Spring of odd years]

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