HIST 410 (02) - Historic Survey of American Civilization

Surv/Modern African Amer Hist

Durham   Liberal Arts :: History
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Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2022 - Full Term (08/29/2022 - 12/12/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   35  
CRN: 16225
Topical survey, within broad chronological divisions, of the development of American civilization since 1600. Students may take the course up to two times as long as the topic for the two courses is different. Writing intensive. Course meets the History major requirement for Group 1.
Section Comments: Modern African American History: The Cost of Liberty
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.
Equivalent(s): HIST 410H
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Historical Perspectives(Disc)
Instructors: Raymond Dinsmore

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/29/2022 12/12/2022 TR 3:40pm - 5:00pm HORT 304
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MODERN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: THE COST OF LIBERTY
HIST 410 sec. 02 

This course will examine the African American experience in the United States from Lincoln’s exclamation of emancipation to the polarizing election of Barack Obama. We will be exploring the history of the modern United States (from about 1860-present) through the eyes of those who had the deepest appreciation for what it meant to pursue and secure freedom and liberty. This course will cover crucial historical eras from the perspective of African Americans. Our topics will include Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, WWI, the Harlem Renaissance, the New Deal, WWII, the civil rights movement, Black Power, the meaning of the “color line” in recent American history, and the election of Barack Obama. Our investigation will have us consider the ideas, culture, social movements, and material conditions of African Americans and how they, perhaps more than any other American constituency, helped define our current notions of American freedom and liberty.