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History Assignment: History of African American Civilization I

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The history of the African people from the anthropological origins of humankind through ancient and medieval African history to the colonial experience in the Americas to the mid-19thcentury is traced.

REQUIRED TEXTS: Clayborne Carson, et al. The Struggle for Freedom... Pearson Longman. New York: 2011. Volume I

Chapter 2:

Question #1:

Summarize the six most important items covered in the chapter. Be sure to explain the importance of each of the items. Provide an Introduction or other roadmap for your reader to follow your presentation..

Question #2:

What information in the chapter interested you most; interested you least? Explain your response.

Question #3:

1. So far in the reading, do you feel the authors view Africans as equal to or below Europeans? In a sentence or two...

All responses to Discussion Board questions must be submitted in ONE FILE ONLY; NO MULTIPLE FILES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Your file should clearly distinguish each question you are answering. [Question #1..... Question #2.....].

Chapter 3:

Question #1:

1. Summarize the six most important items covered in the chapter. Be sure to explain the importance of each of the items. Provide an Introduction or other roadmap for your reader to follow your presentation..

Question #2:

What information in the chapter interested you most; interested you least? Explain your response.

Question #3:

For the past decade or so, American historians have been promoting the notion that Africans, rather than Europeans, were most responsible for the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. What do you feel explains this new trend?