Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area D4 · CSU GE Area D8 · CSU GE Area D · CSU American Institutions Area US1DescriptionThis course is an examination of African American history from its origins in early West Africa through the United States Reconstruction phase. Some topics of special interest include the following: the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, the contributions of Blacks to the American Revolution; the development of the United States Constitution; the experiences of Blacks in the antebellum age; and finally the Civil War and Reconstruction time periods. This course fulfills the Delta College CSU Approval for Area 2: US Constitution and American Institutions (Area 4) requirement for the associate degree general education pattern. It can be applied toward the Social, Political, and Economic Institutions requirement (Area D) in the CSU general education pattern as well as the American Institutions graduation requirement. (Title 5, Section 40404). (HBCU, UC, CSU) Back to Top | Print-Friendly Page (opens a new window) Facebook this Page (opens a new window) Tweet this Page (opens a new window) Add to Favorites (opens a new window) All catalogs © 2026 San Joaquin Delta College. Powered by Modern Campus Catalog™ . 