African American Studies
Course Offering Information
Students will examine the life and contributions of African Americans from the early 1600’s through modern America. Students will explore the influence of geography on slavery and the growth of slavery on the American continent. Students will consider urban and rural African American communities and institutions in the North and South leading up to and during the Civil War. Students will investigate the rise and effects of Jim Crow and trace the impact of African American migration through the early twentieth century. Students will explore the impact of the Harlem Renaissance and the conditions and contributions of African Americans during the Great Depression and World War II. Students will examine the successes and failures of the Civil Rights Movement and consider the contemporary issues confronting African Americans
Course Standards
Semester 2
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· Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various historical perspectives
· Analyze how key turning points in history have affected the lives of African Americans
· Explain how key historical figures have shaped the lives of African Americans
· Explain how various forms of resistance by individuals and groups have influenced change in the lives of African Americans
· Explain how region has impacted political perspectives, economic decisions and cultural practices of African American communities
· Analyze various geographic, cultural, social, political and financial factors in terms of their impact on the economic mobility of African Americans.
· Analyze African American politics in terms of the quest for self-governance, social separatism, contests for power, and electoral and global alliances
Analyze political, constitutional and legal decisions and de facto practices to understand their impact on the lives of African Americans
Calendar
May 23-26, 2022
May 23
Topic: Project work
Standard: Analyze how key turning points in history have affected the lives of African Americans.
Content: Project work
Assignment: Project due on May 26
Due: May 26
May 24
Topic: Project work
Standard: Analyze how key turning points in history have affected the lives of African Americans.
Content: Project work
Assignment: Project due on May 26
Due: May 26
May 25
Topic: End of Year Project
Standard: Analyze how key turning points in history have affected the lives of African Americans.
Content: Project work
Assignment: Project due on May 26
Due: May 26
May 26
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Topic: End of Year Project Presentations
Standard: Analyze how key turning points in history have affected the lives of African Americans.
Content: Project presentations; Sporcle Quizzes
Assignment: Have a fantastic summer!
Due:
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