The geographical focus is on Canada, the United States, Mexico, Guyana, Brazil, Cuba, and the English-speaking Caribbean primarily Trinidad, Jamaica, and Barbados. The course introduces students to the historical debate over the varieties of slave systems. Historical and Cultural Studies. This course explores Caribbean society from the Columbian era to the period of emancipation. Spanish-speaking areas of the region.
Special emphasis is given to the rise of African communities in the New World.
This course introduces students to the major issues in the history of African-American women. Topics include the role of women in pre-colonial Africa, the slave trade, the female experience in slavery, free women, black women and religion, and the role of black women in the early twentieth century. This course examines the American civil rights movement as it developed during the period from 1954 to 1965, and as it changed during the period from 1966 to 1986. The course assesses the roles played by individuals, movements, governments, and political leaders in the process of social change. Historical and Cultural Studies.