HIST 446 - History of African American Women

African American Women’s History chronicles how black women served as agents of social change in their lives, throughout the communities, and across the United States from the seventeenth century to the present. Students will examine black women’s experiences of slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, and freedom struggles.

Cross-Listed with AFC 446 and WGST 446

Credit 3 hrs Normal (A-F)
May not be repeated for additional credit

Course Rotation: variable

Prerequisites -
Other Restrictions -
Restriction by Major -
Restriction by Class - Sophomore standing or above

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Keywords: history, gender, African American Studies, Africology
Equivalent Courses: AFC 446, WGST 446
Updates: Change to course rotation 3/2019, effective Fall 2019; New Course 2/2017, effective Fall 2017

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