Maricopa Community Colleges  HIS203   19952-19985 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/22/94
HIS203 19952-19985 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
African-American History
Examination of the origins and development of African-Americans through the period of slavery and emancipation to their struggle for rights in the modern world. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HIS203   19952-19985 African-American History
1. Describe the relevance of African-American history for African-Americans and for other Americans. (I)
2. Trace the origin and development of humans in Africa. (II)
3. Describe the migrations of "modern humans" to Europe, Asia, and the Americas. (II)
4. Identify and describe the Nile Valley civilizations. (III)
5. Identify and describe the major western Sudanic civilizations. (IV)
6. Describe the Moorish Empire in Spain and relate the significance of Moorish education and scholarship.(V)
7. Identify and describe Moorish influences in the arts and sciences. (V)
8. Identify and describe the major factors that contributed to the fall of "Pre-Colonial" African societies.(VI)
9. Trace the early presence of Africans in the Americas and describe their influence on the cultures of Mexico, Central and South America. (VI)
10. Trace the history and the development of the European slave trade. (VII)
11. Trace the resistance to slave trade and describe the factors involved in the closing of the slave trade. (VII)
12. Describe the pre/post Civil War conditions and trace the role of African-Americans in the Civil War and in the rebuilding of the South. (VIII)
13. Describe the migration and urbanization of African- Americans after the Civil War and trace the consequences on African-Americans and on American culture. (VIII)
14. Identify and describe the contributions of African-Americans to the arts and sciences during the Harlem Renaissance Period.(IX)
15. Describe the significance of Accommodationism, Black Nationalism, and Emigrationism to the African-American experience. (X)
16. Identify and describe the major civil rights struggles of the 1950's and 1960's. (XI)
17. Identify and describe the major challenges facing African- Americans in the 21st century. (XI)
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HIS203   19952-19985 African-American History
    I. Relevance of African-American History
        A. For African-Americans
          1. Source of Self-Knowledge/Understanding
          2. Source of Role Models
          3. Answers "Identity" Questions
          4. Answers "Cultural Crisis" Questions
        B. For Other Americans
          1. Corrective for Racist Myths and Stereotypes
          2. Elimination of "Historical Amnesia"
      II. Human Origins/Africa
          A. Eastern and Southern Africa
          B. Cradle of Early Man (Homo erectus)
          C. Cradle of Modern Man (Homo sapiens)
          D. Dispersions/Migrations
        III. Nile Valley Civilizations
            A. Nubia/Ethiopia
            B. Kemet/Egypt
            C. Golden Ages of African History
              1. 6000 B.C.E. to 525 B.C.E. ( First Classical Period)
              2. 525 B.C.E. to 641 A.D. (Second Classical Period)
              3. 641 A.D. to 1600 A.D. (Third Classical Period)
          IV. Western Sudanic Civilizations
              A. Ancient Ghana
              B. Mali
              C. Songhay
              D. Other States and Empires
            V. Moorish Empire in Spain (711 A.D. to 1492 A.D.)
                A. Spain's First Golden Age
                B. Moorish Influences in Arts and Sciences
                C. Moorish Education and Scholarship
              VI. Fall of "Pre-Colonial" African Societies
                  A. Conditions
                  B. Events
                VII. Africans Presence in the Americas
                    A. Early Migrations B Early Influences
                      1. Mexico
                      2. Central America
                      3. South America
                  VIII. European Slave Trade
                      A. Misconceptions Related to Trade
                      B. Basis for Trade
                      C. Impacts of Trade
                      D. Dehumanization System
                      E. Colonial and Domestic Slavery
                      F. Resistance to Slavery
                      G. Closing of Slavery
                    IX. Civil War
                        A. Pre/Post Civil War Conditions
                        B. Reconstruction
                        C. African-American Participation
                          1. Civil War
                          2. Rebuilding of South
                        D. Migration and Urbanization
                          1. Causes
                          2. Impact
                      X. Harlem Renaissance Period
                          A. African-American Artists
                          B. African-American Writers
                          C. African-American Scientists
                          D. Accommodations
                          E. Black Nationalism
                          F. Emigrationism
                        XI. Civil Rights/Human Rights
                            A. Struggles of 1950-1960's
                            B. Post -Sixties Generation
                            C. Major Challenges of 21st Century
                              1. Education
                              2. Employment
                              3. Politics
                              4. Economics
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