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HIS 121BAfrican American History, 1877 to the Present

5 creditsGE ERUndergraduateStudent Option

Surveys the history of African Americans from the post-Reconstruction and Jim Crow era to the present. Topics include northern and westward migration, women’s suffrage and activism, the world wars, black nationalism, the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, and black activism in contemporary America. (Formerly African American History: 1877 to the Present.) Note: This course satisfies the American History and Institutions requirement.

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When it runs

Winter 2027Open Winter 2027

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Tue Thu 11:40am–1:15pm
TBAQ. Cobbins-ModicaOpen 0/35

Spring 2026Open Spring 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Tue Thu 8:00am–9:35am
Soc Sci 2 071Q. Cobbins-ModicaOpen 26/35

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Quin'Nita Cobbins-Modica 2.8 / 53.8 / 560%4

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