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2025-2026 Vincennes University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Vincennes University Catalog

HIST 164 - Survey of African-American History


3 hrs (Sem I)
The course is a survey of African-American history from the slave trade to the recent past. It is an introductory examination of the black experience and is designed to bring to life the voices and history of African Americans. The course is organized chronologically, with an emphasis on the ideas, actors, and organizations that contributed to the African American experience. The course examines how African Americans have contributed to the making of America, the problems that they face, and how African Americans have defined themselves, their history and culture, and their struggle for equality. 3 lecture hours.