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AFAM 12B
African American History Since 1865

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Course Description

This course examines the history of the Black/African American in the United States since the ending of the American Civil War. The major events, policies, themes, experiences, and Black/African American people that shaped the history of the United States will be analyzed. This course will help students understand the role of Black/African Americans in the political, social and economic life of the United States from Reconstruction to the Jim Crow era, to the modern Civil Rights Movement to the Black Power Movement to the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality and the prison industrial complex impacting Black/African Americans today. How institutions, policies, social norms, and laws have historically, and currently oppressed/oppress Black/African Americans will also be examined.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Evaluate how systematic segregation and institutional racism shaped, and continues to shape, the lives of Black/African Americans in the United States.
• Investigate the contributions of Black/African Americans in shaping the historical, political, social, and economic conditions of the United States.
• Analyze the significance of the modern day Civil Rights Movement and its impact on creating a more socially just society.

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Course Details

Units

4 Units

Hours

• Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
• Weekly Lab Hours: 0

Gen Ed

General Education Class

Program Status

Program Applicable

Credit

Credit - Degree Applicable

Transferability

Transferable to both UC and CSU

Grading Method

Letter Grading

Also Listed As

HIST 18B

Formerly Statement

AFAM 12B was formerly ICS 18B

Requisite and Advisory

Advisory(ies)

EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Not open to students with credit in the cross-listed courses Also listed as HIST 18B.