HIST 30 - History of the African American

    Recent Professors
    Charles A. Turner
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of HIST 30
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course is an introduction to the history of African Americans in the United States and provides a broad and critical analysis of what it means to be black and to live in America. The course examines the experiences of Africans in America from the colonial era to the present. Major themes include the influence of the African tradition, the struggle for equality, and contributions of individual African Americans to the growth and development of the nation. The course also introduces students to the historical reasoning skills necessary to form their own understanding of the past, and of contemporary society.