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African American History to 1865

Offered By: DeAnza College via California Community Colleges System

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United States History Courses Slavery Courses Civil War Courses Antebellum Period Courses African Diaspora Courses

Course Description

Overview

This course examines the history of Black/African Americans from their kidnapping from Africa to their enslavement in the Americas until the end of the institution of slavery after the Civil War, including their struggle and resistance to racial oppression. The major events in the development of the United States by emphasizing the role of people of African descent in the political, social and economic life of the United States will be analyzed.

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