HIS 203 - The Black Experience in American History

3 Credits

This introductory course provides a reinterpretation of American history to include the Black experience. The course identifies how history has been presented with subjective interpretations through the contemporary era and identifies problems in historiography to emphasize why reinterpretations are needed. Students will analyze current events related to the Black experience in America by considering them in their historical context. Key topics include freedom, reconstruction, Black pioneers in society, Black voices in American literature and arts, the Harlem Renaissance, Black women's history, and the Black Lives Matter movement. By the conclusion of this course, students will have a better understanding of how the Black experience has and continues to shape modern American culture.