AFCS 2337 — African American History Before 1900
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath DDNUpath ICusually offered: springtypical days: ThBostonTraditional
Traces the presence of African-descended people in North America. Emphasizes the historical and cultural links between Africa and North America that have shaped the Black experience in the United States. Explores and analyzes the institution of slavery, the role of free Black communities, the Civil War and emancipation, and Black leadership and protest during the Reconstruction era. Introduces students to the historian’s craft, theoretical debates concerning race and gender, and the persistence of the past in the present.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 63% | 7.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 45% · T 0% · W 45% · Th 55% · F 0%
Common patterns: R (55% of sections), MW (45% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Caleb Gayle (55% of students) · reviews
- Kabria Baumgartner (45% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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