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    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 351 - Slavery & Race in America, 1619-Present: The Struggle Within


This course examines the roles that slavery and race have played in shaping the course of American history. Starting from an overall assessment of slavery’s origins in western culture, the course considers the practice of slavery and its social, political, and economic influences in North America. Special emphasis is placed upon analyzing how institutional slavery and the concept of race shaped the lives of the lives of enslaved people, the people who enslaved them, and their respective descendants down to the present day.

Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed