Recent SemestersFall 2026Class Size34 studentsCredits3PrerequisiteENGL C1000 - Academic Reading and Writing OR ENGL C1000H - Academic Reading and Writing - Honors OR ENGL 1AMC - College Composition: Multicultural Emphasis OR ENGL1AMCH - Honors College Composition: Multicultural Emphasis OR ESL 1A - College Composition for ESL Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionSurveys early African American literature, including short stories, poetry, novels, and criticism. Students will be thoroughly acquainted with a scope of African American authors, poets, and social philosophers, and will garner the skills for deconstructing their works and recognizing their contributions to the contextual fabric of America. Through these texts, students will also gain insight into the cultural dynamics of the African diaspora. May be offered in a distance-learning format.Usually HeldWed 1:00pm–2:20pm 