AFAM 12A

About this course

This course examines the history of Black/African Americans from their kidnapping from Africa to their enslavement in the Americas until the end of the institution of slavery after the Civil War, including their struggle and resistance to racial oppression. The major events in the development of the United States by emphasizing the role of people of African descent in the political, social and economic life of the United States will be analyzed.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Winter 2027. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use AFAM 12A

ASSIST maps AFAM 12A to a requirement in 43 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.

• EXPERIENCE AND EVENT MANAGEMENT [BS]De Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• LIBERAL STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• POLITICAL SCIENCEDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATIONDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Race, Ethnicity, and HealthDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Chicano/Latino StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• SociologyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• HistoryDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• History MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• History B.A. - General History OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• History B.A. - Social Science Pre-Credential OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• HistoryDe Anza → National University
• Liberal ArtsDe Anza → National University
• Social Sciences with an Inspired Teaching & Learning Preliminary Single Subject Credential (California)De Anza → National University
• College of Health Science - Two Year BSN NursingDe Anza → Pepperdine University
• Africana StudiesDe Anza → San Diego State
• Liberal Studies, Emphasis in Elementary EducationDe Anza → San Diego State
• AFRICANA STUDIES, B.A. - Option in African and African-American Humanities and Cultural StudiesDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• AFRICANA STUDIES, B.A. - Option in African and African-American Social SciencesDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• AFRICANA STUDIES, B.A. - Option in African-American Urban EducationDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• LIBERAL STUDIES, B.A. - Teacher Preparation OptionDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• ECE: Electrical Engineering and SocietyDe Anza → UC San Diego
• HistoryDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Human Developmental SciencesDe Anza → UC San Diego