HIS 312-01 - Race in Early America (Spring)

4 credits (Spring)

This course examines the social construction and significance of race in North America from the colonial period to the Civil War. In what ways did the concept of race in early America differ from our twenty-first century assumptions about race? How did Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans understand race? How did their experiences with one another shape their ideas about race? The readings are meant to introduce students to the various ways in which historians have examined race. Each student will be challenged to develop a historical question related to race. Students will then write a research paper to answer that question.

Prerequisite: Any 100-level history course and any 200-level American History course.
Instructor: Lacson