African American History: From the African Coast to the Civil War
The struggle of African Americans to gain the full rights of citizenship lives at the heart of the American experiment in democracy. In this course, you’ll learn about the history of slavery in America and its extreme brutality; how enslaved African Americans endured and worked tirelessly for freedom and justice; the hardships of free Black Americans; the abolition movements; the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation; and much more.