All Senior students will take either one year-long senior elective, or two semester-long senior electives.
This course will trace the African American experience from the Civil War to the present with an emphasis on the geographic, social, ethnic, economic, and cultural journey of "these other Americans." In addition to focusing on pioneers and seminal figures, we will examine black contributions and conflicts during the following time periods: Reconstruction, the Jim Crow era, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, 20th Century Wars, and the Civil Rights Movement. We will conclude the course by examining contemporary issues and concerns of African Americans.