Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionLiterature by African Americans beginning with slavery, and continuing through Reconstruction, into the 20th and 21st centuries. Study of many of the current stereotypes in American cultural mythology about African Americans. Study of the complex and varying forms of resistance and strategies for survival that African Americans have been forced to develop. Examination of issues and strategies in writings from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, including audience, identity (self), gender, family, culture, politics, spirituality, and language. Intended for students wishing to transfer and/or students interested in exploring African American literature. 