HIST 30A African-American History to 1877

Units: 3
Advisories: ENG 1A or ENG 2A with a grade of “C” or better, and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
This 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)