HIST 320 - History of the United States: African-American Emphasis

    Recent Professors
    Jerry C. Mobery, Dante I. Barksdale
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of HIST 320
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · Cal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4F · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU American Institutions Area US2 · CSU American Institutions Area US1
    Description
    This course covers the development of American Institutions and society through Reconstruction and fulfills American Institutions requirements for California State University and the University of California. The course emphasizes the role played by political, economic, cultural, and intellectual forces in American society and the development of multiple ethnic groups in a comparative format. Beginning on the African Continent and with a discussion of the Trans-Saharan Trade, this course will also examine the origins of the Atlantic Slave Trade and its implications for North American labor systems, including slavery. The course pays particular attention to the ways in which African Americans and their lived experiences have influenced the formation and development of this nation; and examines the ways in which racial issues have shaped American society, culture, and politics. This course is designed to respect all students as human beings irrespective of race, creed, color, political affinity, socioeconomic class, gender, sexual preference, ability/disability, age, ethnicity, or culture. Credit may be earned for HIST 320 or HIST 486, but not both.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 10:30am–11:50am, Mon Wed 1:30pm–2:50pm