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History 323
Hist of Afri Amer: Emancipation to Present
Credit hours: 5
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Course Objectives: This course will examine the political, economic, social, and cultural challenges that Black Americans confronted between the period of the Emancipation of Slaves and the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Black struggles and attempts to define their national identity, adaptation to a new political climate, and the creation of new political, economic, social, and cultural institutions will be discussed and alayzed in depth. This course is primarily designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the Black experience in the United States in a period of more than a hundred years
Course Content:
Method of Presentation: This course is based on lectures, discussions, films, and group projects. Weekly readings will be assigned, and it is the responsibility of every student to keep up with the lectures and readings. Group projects will be handed out in class, and each group will be expected to do a thorough research on a topic, and then present the findings in class. Students are expected to participate actively in discussions during the lecture sessions.
Method of Evaluation: The final grade will be based on one impromptu quiz; a term paper; group projects/presentations; class attendance & discussion; mid-term exam and a final exam.
