HCOM 346: African American Life/History
Course Description
An introduction to the historical and cultural narratives that shape African American identities and experiences. The course focuses on such themes as African roots of African-American culture, freedom and inequality, black folklore and artistic expressions, migration, family and kinship, community and identity. (Prereq: GE Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
Meets MLO 4
Course Narrative
In this class we learned about the Life and History of African Americans starting from the time of beginning of Slavery in the United States. Furthermore, we discussed from the beginning of slavery to current events of African American life. This class met the MLO 4 of Secondary Culture as I was taught about a culture other than that of American or Spanish. In this class we learned about the "unwritten law" which was the unwritten law that assumed all power and advantage to white men. This "law" allowed white men to do horrible things for the simple reason of someone being black without consequence. Learning about the "unwritten law" left a great impact on me. While I knew of some of the atrocities during this time period in the United State, learning about it in greater depth opened my eyes to the differences in cultures. We also learned about Amy Jacques Garvey, who was an education black women from Jamaica. She came to the United States and encouraged other black women to participate in politics actively. As a woman myself, she inspired me to be more active in politics. Another woman we learned about was Ida B. Wells who wrote "Memphis Free Speech". She traveled in order to spread her anti-lynching message. Her courage in writing this articles also left an impact on me. Overall, in this class I learned about the African American culture, and how that shaped their resilience during such an awful period of history. This class meets with Major Learning Outcome 4, secondary culture other than Hispanic culture.
Below is my final project, where I interviewed an African American man who experienced first hand the racist times of the United States
An introduction to the historical and cultural narratives that shape African American identities and experiences. The course focuses on such themes as African roots of African-American culture, freedom and inequality, black folklore and artistic expressions, migration, family and kinship, community and identity. (Prereq: GE Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
Meets MLO 4
Course Narrative
In this class we learned about the Life and History of African Americans starting from the time of beginning of Slavery in the United States. Furthermore, we discussed from the beginning of slavery to current events of African American life. This class met the MLO 4 of Secondary Culture as I was taught about a culture other than that of American or Spanish. In this class we learned about the "unwritten law" which was the unwritten law that assumed all power and advantage to white men. This "law" allowed white men to do horrible things for the simple reason of someone being black without consequence. Learning about the "unwritten law" left a great impact on me. While I knew of some of the atrocities during this time period in the United State, learning about it in greater depth opened my eyes to the differences in cultures. We also learned about Amy Jacques Garvey, who was an education black women from Jamaica. She came to the United States and encouraged other black women to participate in politics actively. As a woman myself, she inspired me to be more active in politics. Another woman we learned about was Ida B. Wells who wrote "Memphis Free Speech". She traveled in order to spread her anti-lynching message. Her courage in writing this articles also left an impact on me. Overall, in this class I learned about the African American culture, and how that shaped their resilience during such an awful period of history. This class meets with Major Learning Outcome 4, secondary culture other than Hispanic culture.
Below is my final project, where I interviewed an African American man who experienced first hand the racist times of the United States
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