Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2018-2019
HIST 407 - SLAVERY IN THE ATLANTIC
Long Title: THE RISE AND FALL OF SLAVERY IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD, 1791-1888
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Examines the expansion and eradication of slavery in the Atlantic world during the 19th century. Special emphasis given to history of enslaved resistance, slaveholders, and abolitionists. Considers the influence of slavery on the cultural, economic, and political developments of Atlantic societies from the Haitian Revolution (1791) to Brazilian abolition (1888).