This course traces the history of the African continent from 1600 to the present, i.e., from the tumult of the slave trade through Africa's resistance to European imperialism and colonialism, and its eventual emergence as an independent continent.
Outcomes: Students will appreciate the legacies of colonialism and place the contemporary problems of independence in historical perspective.
Outcomes: Students will appreciate the legacies of colonialism and place the contemporary problems of independence in historical perspective.