SYLLABUS HANDOUT
SPRING-2012
INTRODUCTION TO BLACK HISTORY
HIST-1050- 6A
PROFESSOR HERMAN PEARSON
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SCIENCES AND SERVICES DIVISION
WELCOME TO METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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Course Syllabus – SPRING 2012
COURSE IDENTIFICATION
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Introduction to Black History
HIST 1050-6A
4.5
03-08-2012
05-17-2012
04/7-8/2012 Holiday—Class Resume 04/09/2012
Thursday 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
05-03-2012
FOC, Bldg. 10, Room 237
03/21/2012
CONTACT INFORMATION
Instructor Name:
Office Location:
Metro Telephone:
Facsimile:
Office Hours:
Email Address:
Academic Program Area:
Professor Herman Pearson
N/A
457-7272-ext.8645
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N/A
hpearson@mccneb.edu
Social Sciences
COURSE INFORMATION
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course is a survey of the history of Black Americans from their origins in Africa to the
present. Political, economic, social and cultural factors are considered as well as the interaction
between African Americans and the larger society.
COURSE PREREQUISITES: None
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this course, each student will be able to:
1. Identify and analyze the major themes in African American History.
2. Identify and analyze the major time periods in Black History.
3. Identify and analyze the struggles between anti-racism and racism in American
society.
4. Evaluate major themes and time period, along with the dialectic of anti-racism versus
racism in order to make informed judgments on contemporary American life.
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Topical Unit Outline/Unit Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to identify and know the
significance of the following:
I.
Foundations, Ancestral Africa, Africans in the Atlantic World
A. Relate the geographic and economic aspects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade,
B. Identify the major centers of plantation slavery in the Americas.
C. Compare the Black experience in North and South America.
II.
Establishing North American Slavery, 18th- Century Slave Societies
A. Examine and explain the coexistence of the ideals of the Founding Fathers and
the reality of slavery.
B. Discuss the significance of slavery in the development of the U.S. Constitution.
III.
Give Me Liberty, Early Republic Communities, Southern Slavery, Antebellum Free
Black
A. Relate and explain the status of African Americans in the “free” states.
B. Describe the lives of Black people in the South.
C. Compare Black people of the South with Blacks in the North.
D. Analyze the evolution of African American culture.
E. Evaluate the influence of the evolution of African American culture on the White
South.
IV.
Abolitionism in Black and White, Civil War, Pitfall of Reconstruction
A. Discuss and analyze the causes and effects of the Civil War in terms of slavery.
B. Distinguish the role of Blacks in America during the Civil War.
C. Evaluate the long-run achievements and failures of Reconstruction.
V.
The Color Line,The Era of Self Help, Democracy Pursuit, Protest
A. Describe and analyze the status of Black people in the “New South.”
B. Explain the educational philosophy of Booker T. Washington.
C. Discuss and analyze the philosophy of W.E.B. Dubois.
D. Discuss the concepts of the “New Negro.”
VI.
Arts at Home and Abroad, The New Deal Era, Double V, USA Dilemmas
A. Identify and appraise the domestic forces of industrialization, urbanization, as
well as the international forces of two world wars and decolonization.
B. Name the major individuals and organization of this period.
C. Asses the influence these individuals and organizations had on this period.
VII.
We Shall Overcome
A. Identify, analyze, and evaluate the major aspect of the Civil Rights Movement.
B. List the major individuals, organizations, and events of this period.
C. Appraise the influence these individuals and organizations had during this period.
D. Analyze the impact various events had on this period.
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VIII.
The Black Movement, (1955-1980)
A. Identify, analyze, and evaluate the major aspect of the Black Power Movement.
B. Compare the Black Power Movement with the Civil Rights Movement.
C. List the major individuals, organizations, and events of this period.
D. Assess the influence these individuals and organizations had on this period.
E. Analyze the impact such events had on this period.
IX.
Progress and Poverty(1980-2000)
A. Describe and evaluate the new mood of this period.
B. Describe the major events of this period and analyze their impact.
X.
Perspectives on the Present (since 2000)
A. Define the conservative challenge and the Black response.
B. Analyze and compare the conservative challenge and the Black response.
REQUIRED & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:
Text: From Slavery to Freedom
EDITION: NINTH
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
MATERIALS: N/A
SOFTWARE/FILE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Metropolitan Community College uses Microsoft products as part of its standard software and
encourages students to do the same. You may save word-processed documents for file
attachments in Microsoft Word .doc or .docx format. If your software does not allow either of
these, then save files in Rich Text Format (.rtf).
CLASS STRUCTURE:
Lecture, Video/Audio Tapes, and Class Discussion
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT WORK
Students are required to successfully complete tests and term paper as specified by Prof. Pearson.
Evaluation will be based on written work, attendance, and appropriate class participation. Upon
completion of this course, the student will have acquired basic cognitive comprehension of
African American History and will have developed the ability to apply this in day-to-day life.
PORTFOLIO DUE: (05-03-12)
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LATE ASSIGNMENTS:
There will be a 50 points penalty DAILY, added to late PORTFOLIO/folder. Folders not
returned feedback only.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS/EVALUATION
Upon successful completion of the objectives of this course, the student will have moved from
the knowledge through the evaluation levels of cognition as related to:
1. The major events and time periods in Black American History.
2. The events and time periods in the light of the struggle for equal opportunity.
3. Contemporary affairs in the light of these historical forces.
GRADING POLICY:
For the purpose of assigning grades, a point system will be used. Inclusive of extra credit, you
can earn a maximum of 2100 points, distributed as follows:
ALL WORK TYPED AND DOUBLE SPACED USING 12 FONT
7 page double-spaced typed term paper
300
3 page double-spaced typed impact paper
100
Mid-term At 600 points and final at 300 points
900
Class presentation(1)
200
Mini reports (8)
200
What I learned today (10)
200
Projects
100
News articles (10)
200
Extra credit
100
Class participation
100
2400
points
possible
A=2200
B=1900
C=1600
D=1400
F=1300-Below
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING PROGRAM:
Metropolitan Community College is committed to continuous improvement of teaching and
learning. You may be asked to help us to accomplish this objective. For example, you may be
asked to respond to surveys or questionnaires. In other cases, tests or assignments you are
required to do for this course may be shared with faculty and used for assessment purposes.
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USE OF STUDENT WORK:
By enrolling in classes offered by Metropolitan Community College, the student gives the
College license to mark on, modify, and retain the work as may be required by the process of
instruction, as described in the course syllabus. The institution shall not have the right to use the
work in any other manner without the written consent of the student(s).
INSTRUCTOR’S EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS
Although there are no academic prerequisites for this course, it is tailored for transferability to
universities. To do well, you must devote adequate time for study. The normal expectation would
be to spend 2-3 hours of outside study for each hour spent in class.
Appropriate class participation includes appropriate social manners, cooperation with the
instructor, and appropriate behavior in class in addition to verbal participation.
ATTENDANCE:
Punctuality, attendance and positive participation is critical to the successful completion of this
course. It is the responsibility of a student who has missed class to obtain notes and handout
materials from classmates. (NOT from the instructor)
COMMUNICATION EXPECTATIONS:
When you communicate with others in this course, you must follow the Student Code of Conduct
(http://www.mccneb.edu/catalog/studentinformation.asp), which calls for responsible and
cooperative behavior. Please think critically, ask questions, and challenge ideas, but also show
respect for the opinions of others, respond to them politely, and maintain the confidentiality of
thoughts expressed in the class. You may also wish to review information at
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/.html.
RECORDING IN THE CLASSROOM:
Students may not video or audio record class sessions without the instructor’s knowledge and
permission. If recording of class sessions is authorized as a reasonable accommodation under
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the instructor must have the appropriate documentation
from College Disability Support Services. Permitted recordings are to be used only for the
individual student’s educational review of the class session and may not be reproduced, posted,
sold or distributed to others. Students who
ACADEMIC HONESTY STATEMENT:
Students are reminded that materials they use as sources for class work may be subject to
copyright protection. Additional information about copyright is provided on the library website
at http://www.mccneb.edu/library or by your instructor. In response to incidents of student
dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, etc.), the College imposes specific actions that may include
receiving a failing grade on a test, failure in the course, suspension from the College, or
dismissal from the College. Disciplinary procedures are available in the Advising/Counseling
Centers or at http://www.mccneb.edu/procedures/V-4_Student_Conduct_and_Discipline.pdf.
STUDENT WITHDRAWAL:
If you cannot participate in and complete this course, you should officially withdraw by calling
Central Registration at 402-457-5231 or 1-800-228-9553. Failure to officially withdraw will
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result in either an attendance-related failure (FX) or failing (F) grade. The last date to withdraw
is noted in the CLASS IDENTIFICATION section of this syllabus.
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LEARNING SUPPORT
MCC's Academic Resource Centers, Math Centers, and Writing Centers offer friendly,
supportive learning environments that can help students achieve educational success. Staff
members in these centers provide free drop-in assistance with basic computing, reading, math,
and writing skills. Self-paced, computer-assisted instructional support in reading, vocabulary,
typing, English as a Second Language, and online course orientation is also available.
Detailed information about the Academic Resource, Math, and Writing Centers is in the Student
Handbook, College Catalog, and online at http://www.mccneb.edu/arc/.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
Metropolitan Community College will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with
documented qualifying disabilities. It is the student’s responsibility to request accommodations
from Disability Support Services (DSS) located in each Student Services Office. After students
have arranged for accommodations with DSS, the student and instructor should privately discuss
these accommodations. For further information, please contact DSS or visit
http://www.mccneb.edu/dss/.
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
For assistance with student email, passwords, and most other MCC technology, contact the Help
Desk at 457-2900 or mcchelpdesk@mccneb.edu.
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES:
By using the information technology systems at MCC (including the computer systems and
phones), you acknowledge and consent to the conditions of use as set forth in the Metropolitan
Community College Procedures Memorandum on Acceptable Use of Information Technology
and Resources. It is your responsibility as a student to be familiar with these procedures. The full
text of the Procedures Memorandum may be found at the following website:
http://www.mccneb.edu/procedures/X-15_Technology_Resources_Use.pdf.
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SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS: (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
NOTICE: This syllabus sets forth a tentative schedule of class topics, learning activities, and
expected learning outcomes. However, the instructor reserves the right to modify this schedule to
enhance learning for students. Any modifications will not substantially change the intent or
objectives of this course and will conform to the policies and guidelines of Metropolitan
Community College.
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03/29/12
04/05/12
04/12/12
04/19/12
04/26/12
05/03/12
05/10/12
05/17/12
Reading Examination
Chapter
INTRODUCTION
1-3 FOUNDATIONS
4-7 FOUNDATIONS
8-11 FOUNDATIONS
12-14 EXAM(cover chapters 1-11+LEC
15-17
18-19
20-21
22-23
FINAL REPORT-----JUBILEE---JUBILEE
FINAL EXAM
Group Projects and/or presentations will be explained in class.
PORTFOLIO DUE: (05-03-12)
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