BLAS 145A - Introduction to African History

    Recent Professors
    Alvin Spearman
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    40 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4C · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area D5 · CSU GE Area D7 · CSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area D4 · CSU GE Area D2 · CSU GE Area D1 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    This course is a survey of African History from the Stone Age through the beginnings of European colonization in the 1870s. Emphasis is placed on providing students with a broad presentation of the geographical features of the continent and its connections to the rest of the world, local and regional cultural, political, economic and social institutions, slavery, European conquest and colonization, and African resistance to colonization. This course is intended for students majoring in black studies or history and for all students interested in African history.