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Spring 2023 History UN2679 section 001 Atlantic Slave Trade | |
| Call Number | 11145 |
| Day & Time Location |
TR 10:10am-11:25am 717 Hamilton Hall |
| Points | 4-4.5 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Christopher L Brown |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | The history of human trafficking in the Atlantic world from the first European slaving expeditions in the late fifteenth century down to the final forced crossings in the era of the U.S. Civil War. Themes include captive taking in West Africa and its impact on West African societies, the commercial organization of the Atlantic slave trade in Europe and the Americas, and the experience of capture, exile, commodification, and survival of those shipped to the Americas. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | History |
| Enrollment | 52 students (70 max) as of 9:06PM Wednesday, May 31, 2023 |
| Subject | History |
| Number | UN2679 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Campus | Morningside |
| Note | Discussion HIST UN2680 REQUIRED |
| Section key | 20231HIST2679W001 |
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