May 16, 2025  
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

AFS 339 - Recent African American History


A study of recent African American history. Topics will include the dramatic increase in the number of black elected officials, rise of the black middle-class, the urban crisis, contemporary civil rights struggles, affirmative action, the decline of black radicalism, and the incorporation of black leadership. Enables students to examine the relationship between African Americans and American society during the past 100 years, particularly since 1970.

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): U3 or U4 standing; 1 D.E.C. F or SBS course

Offered: This course is offered as both AFS 339 and HIS 339 .

DEC: K

SBC: SBS+, USA