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HIS301E African American History: 1600 to the Present (3 credits) 9494
This course examines American history through the eyes of African-Americans. From 1619 to the present this course will survey the political, economic, religious, social, and intellectual development of African American culture within the context of American history. Topics covered include slavery, Reconstruction, Civil Rights, and studies of individuals such as Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
LEARNING RESULTS
The learner will be able to:
• Develop an understanding of the influence of religion in the African American experience.
• Identify and describe four significant leaders of the African American community ca. 1800 to the present.
• Summarize the social, economic, political, and cultural context of the African American Experience in the United States.
• Explain how economics shaped the rise of slavery and failure of Reconstruction.
• Summarize the events and identify consequences of the African American Civil Rights movement in the twentieth century. REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS
• To Make Our World Anew by Kelley and Lewis
• Life and Times of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
• Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hanson
• Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary by Juan Williams
There are several additional articles to read off the Internet listed in some of the lesson assignments.
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INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND LEARNING
The integration of faith and learning for this learning agreement occurs in
several ways. First, the selective books help the learners understand how religion
and faith came to play such an important role in the African American community’s
ability to overcome oppression. Second, learners will see how the faith of African
Americans and White Americans were practiced differently as well as how Christian
organizations
representing both communities worked together to overthrow injustices. Third,
a specific lesson , Learning Experience #11, requests that learners identify
the role that faith and religion have played in the life of individuals and
for African American culture in general. Finally, the integration of faith and
learning occurs as learners become familiar with the role of the church and
religious leaders in their use of the word of God to call for social, political,
and economic justice.
To determine if the course learning results have been attained, students document their learning by submitting the following items: Essay interacting with required readings for Assignment #1 – From Africa to Colonial America, 1600-1776
Essay interacting with required readings for Assignment #2 – The Passage
Essay interacting with required readings for Assignment #3 – Great Awakening and Revolution
Essay interacting with required readings for Assignment #4 – The Struggle for Identity: Antebellum Slavery, 1804-1864
Essay interacting with required readings for Assignment #5 – Restoration and Regeneration: Rebuilding the Nation, 1880-1930
Essay interacting with required readings for Assignment #7 – On the Eve of Change I
Essay interacting with required readings for Assignment #8 – On the Eve of Change II: Radicalism and Revolution in Rural and Urban America, 1945-1970
Essay interacting with required readings for Assignment #9 – The Watershed: King, Malcolm X and the Panthers
Essay interacting with required readings for Assignment #10 – New Forms of Activism: Reaction, Progress, Reparations, 1970-present
Essay interacting with required readings for Assignment #11 – Walking in Faith: African American Culture There are 11 lessons and 1 final examination: reflection paper for this course. LEARNING EVALUATION
Evaluation is on a point system:
Assignment #1 75 points
Assignment #2 50 points
Assignment #3 75 points
Assignment #4 75 points
Assignment #5 75 points
Assignment #6 50 points
Assignment #7 75 points
Assignment #8 50 points
Assignment #9 75 points
Assignment #10 75 points
Assignment #11 75 points
Final Exam - Reflection Paper 150 points
Total Points 900 points