Courses - Spring 2024
AASP478G
Humanities Topics in African American Studies; Chocolate Cities: Urban America and the Black Experience
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with HIST328Z. Credit only granted for HIST328Z or AASP478G.
As early as the colonial area, cities have included significant numbers of people of African descent within their borders. By the twentieth century, war and mass migration had transformed African Americans into a predominantly urban people. This course examines a variety of urban areas in the United States, delineating how the opportunities and obstacles ofthese spaces have shaped African American life and culture from the colonial era to the present.
As early as the colonial area, cities have included significant numbers of people of African descent within their borders. By the twentieth century, war and mass migration had transformed African Americans into a predominantly urban people. This course examines a variety of urban areas in the United States, delineating how the opportunities and obstacles ofthese spaces have shaped African American life and culture from the colonial era to the present.
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