AFAM 12A - African American History to 1865

    Recent Professors
    Julie Keiffer-Lewis
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    4
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D · CSU American Institutions Area US1
    Description
    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.