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HIST-2276: African-American History

Description: 2275: African continent through Civil War. Examines trajectory of slavery as well as its global impacts and legacy, the development of racial thought, slave resistance and rebellions, the fight for Emancipation, and African American contributions to culture, economics and society of United States. 2276: Reconstruction through present. Examines impact and legacy of Reconstruction, the fight against Jim Crow segregation, and the social, cultural, political and economic contributions of African Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth century United States. Exploration of the global implications of race relations in the United States.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: AFST-2276

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 9

Average GPA: 3.39 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 46.51%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.73%

Regan V Shelton202170.1%21.8%3.0%0.0%3.5%1.5%3.542
Jason A Higgins202237.5%18.7%6.2%6.2%18.7%12.5%2.591
Dennis Halpin202459.4%29.3%5.3%2.2%3.8%0.0%3.375
Peter R Wallenstein2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.961

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