HIST 312 – History of Black America since 1865

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 3 credits; From Department HIST; From Level 100. (Required, Previous).
Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max:

Description: Study of people of African descent in the United States from emancipation to the recent past, with emphasis on Black identity, agency, and memory and the central place of African Americans in the national historical narrative. Major topics include Reconstruction; segregation, accommodation, and institution building; migration and urbanization; the civil rights movement and its aftermath; approaches to Black religion, culture, and intellectual life; and global dimensions of the Black freedom struggle. One 100-level history course or permission of department is prerequisite to all history courses above the 299 level.