Welcome to HIST 362

I want formally to welcome you to this class and to encourage you to explore this website thoroughly. Throughout the semester I will post updates, announcements, and new materials for our consideration. This site is a medium through which you are encouraged to interact with me and with your fellow students, and I hope it will be a place where we can all learn together. Again, welcome.

Theme of the Course

"The destiny of the colored American," Frederick Douglass poigniantly remarked, "is the destiny of America." African Americans have, by their presence and persistence, consistently forced America to live up to its best self. History 362 examines race in American history generally and the experience of African Americans from emancipation to present specifically.