AFAM 30202 - African American History II, Spring 2006
African American History II is a course that examines the broad range of experiences of African Americans from the close of the American Civil War to the 1980s. We will explore both the relationship of blacks to the larger society and the inner dynamic of the black community. We will devote particular attention to Reconstruction, the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North, and the political machinations of the African American community.
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African American History IIProfessor Richard Pierce, Ph.D. History Course Structure: Two 75-minute lectures per week. |
Facades (also Crazy Quilt). Aaron Siskind (1903-1991) from the Harlem Document.
Image courtesy of the Aaron Siskind Foundation
and the Snite Museum of Art.
Course Description
African American History II is a course that examines the broad range of experiences of African Americans from the close of the American Civil War to the 1980s. We will explore both the relationship of blacks to the larger society and the inner dynamic of the black community. We will devote particular attention to Reconstruction, the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North, and the political machinations of the African American community.
