African American History to 1877

This course is a survey of the social, political, economic, cultural and intellectual history of people of African descent in the formation and development of the United States to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. African American History to 1877 includes the study of African origins and legacy, trans-Atlantic slave trade and the experiences of African Americans during the Colonial, Revolutionary, Early National, Antebellum, and the Civil War/Reconstruction Era.