Introduction to the study of the African-American experience. Interdisciplinary approach includes historical underpinnings; population and cultural characteristics; social, economic, and political issues; and implications for the future. Prerequisites: None.

Basic concepts and processes, including historic overview, of inter-ethnic relations in the United States: culture, race, ethnicity, ethnocentrism, prejudice, discrimination, racism, assimilation, acculturation, and individual and group responses to inter-ethnic contact. Cultural knowledge and intercultural communication skills and perspectives as fundamental tools for successful management of social relations in a multicultural world. Prerequisites: None.

History and cultural heritage of African-Americans, including arrival in the Americas, chattel slavery experience, emancipation, and participation in the American Civil War. Presented from an Afro-centric perspective. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AFR110 or permission of Instructor.

History and cultural heritage of African-Americans from the Reconstruction period to the present, including the Depression, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and affirmative action. Presented from an Afro-centric perspective. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AFR203 or permission of Instructor.