HIST 2337 — African American History Before 1900

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath DDNUpath ICtypical days: M/W/FBostonTraditional

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:
- ENGW 1102 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
- ENGW 1111 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
- WRIT 201M
- ENGW 1113 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
- ENGW 1114 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Fall 2023	1	1	15	7%	14.0
Spring 2026	1	1	10	10%	9.0

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 50% · T 0% · W 50% · Th 0% · F 50%

Common patterns: F (50% of sections), MW (50% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Kabria Baumgartner (100% of students) · reviews

Spring

Kabria Baumgartner (100% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Links

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