AS 3270 - Africa in the Americas

Credits: 4

This course will explore the history of these scattered populations of Africa, their dispersal to the various regions of the world, especially the Western hemisphere, the circumstances and institutions which shaped the evolution of these diaspora communities, and the continuing physical and emotional ties to Africa and Africans. The dispersal of black people from their homes in the continent of Africa to the diverse geographical sites all around the world is one of the more momentous, historical and sociological events in the trajectory of world history.

When Offered:
Occasionally.