African-American History Coming Fall 2021

African-American History Coming Fall 2021
Posted on 03/23/2021

We are excited about a new course offering for THS students. Students can now register for African-American History as an elective course for the 2021-2022 school year.  Interested students should contact their counselor.

Course Description: 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.

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