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HIST 2010 - U.S. History to 1865 (3) Credit Hours

HIST 3881 - African-American History from Slavery to Present (3) Credit Hours
History 3881 is an introduction to African-American History from slavery to present. The course examines the African Diaspora and the African-American experience during colonial and ante-bellum slavery, the Civil War, emancipation and reconstruction. This course will also examine the African-American experience from reconstruction to present including Black Reconstruction, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, “The Black Exodus,” thirty years of lynching, the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Power movement, African-American leaders, and the current issues of drugs, crime, violence, and the growing rift between poor blacks and the black middle and upper classes. These issues will be discussed in the context of American history. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu. 

HIST 4012 - Honors Directed Reading (3) Credit Hours
Under the direction of faculty member, student reads about particular topic or topics. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit. PREREQUISITE: admission to Honors Program. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 4014 - Directed Readings (1-3) Credit Hours
Readings on particular topic in history under supervision of member of faculty. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 4020 - Internship in History (1-12) Credit Hours
Supervised internships working with various governmental agencies, private foundations or businesses of interest to historians. May be repeated for up to 12 hours credit, of which no more than 6 hours may be counted toward the satisfaction of major requirements. PREREQUISITE: permission of department. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 4050-69. Special Topics in History. (1-3) Credit Hours
Intensive study of selected topics; topic announced in online class listing. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 4879 - From Africa to America: Blacks in America to 1820 (3) Credit Hours
History 4879 is designed to study the history of African Americans from their departure from Africa to their arrival in the Caribbean, South America and North America during the 16th century. It also examines their lives in the Americas during colonial and antebellum slavery. The course examines the African Diaspora, colonial slavery, the impact of slavery on the formation of the United States of America, and its expansion and institutionalization during the rise of the “Cotton Kingdom” in the early 1800s. This course focuses on the experience of both free and enslaved African-Americans and explores the relationships between, Europeans, Africans and Native Americans during both the colonial and the early antebellum periods. These issues will be discussed in the context of American history. To take this course students must first have complete PREREQUISITE: HIST 3881, or AAAS 2100, or equivalent introductory survey course. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 4880 - Slavery/Freedom/Segregation (3) Credit Hours
African Americans from 1820s to early 1900s; social, political, economic developments; antebellum slavery and freedom; impact of westward expansion; Civil War emancipation and post-war construction of freedom; development and impact of legal and extra-legal segregation; black nationalism and Pan-Americanism; Progressivism through beginnings of Great Migration. PREREQUISITE: HIST 3881, or AAAS 2100, or equivalent introductory survey course. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 4882 – Civil Rights Movement (3) Credit Hours
History 4882 To take this course students must first have complete History 3881 or African-American Studies 2100. PREREQUISITE: HIST 3881, or AAAS 2100, or equivalent introductory survey course. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 4941 - History of the American Indian (3) Credit Hours
History 4941 is a survey on Native American History from its earliest beginnings to present. The course examines the origins and varied cultures of Native Americans and their relations with Europeans and Africans since 1492. Events of major importance to Native Americans in the context of American history will also be discussed in the context of American History. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

 

HIST 4941 - Study Abroad History of the American Indian (3) Credit Hours
History 4941 is a Study Abroad survey on Native American History from its earliest beginnings to present. The course examines the origins and varied cultures of Native Americans and their relations with Europeans and Africans since 1492. Events of major importance to Native Americans in the context of American history will also be discussed in the context of American History. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 4996 –Honors Thesis (3) Credit Hours
Under direction of faculty member, and with approval of Honors Committee , student writes thesis based on research in primary and/or secondary sources. PREREQUISITE: admission to Honors Program. Credit cannot be earned for both HIST 4996 and 4998. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 6020 - Internship In History (1-12) Credit Hours
Supervised internships working with various governmental agencies, private foundations, or businesses of interest to historians. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours credit, not more than 6 of which can be counted toward the satisfaction of degree requirements. PREREQUISITE. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 6022 - Oral History (3) Credit Hours
Applied history covering oral history theory, research, and interviewing procedures PREREQUISITE: Permission of department. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 6879 - From Africa to America: Blacks in America to 1820 (3) Credit Hours
Surveys arrival of Africans in western hemisphere to expansion of antebellum slavery in the US Lower South by 1820; examines African Diaspora, colonial slavery, impact of slavery upon formation of US, and development of African American culture; also explores relationships between enslaved and free Blacks, Europeans, and Native Americans. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu

HIST 6880 - Slavery/Freedom/Segregation (3) Credit Hours
Examines social, political, and economic developments; antebellum slavery and freedom impact on westward expansion; Civil War emancipation and post-war construction of black freedom; development and impact of legal and extra-legal segregation; black nationalism and pan-Africanism; and Progressivism through the beginnings of the Great Migration. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 6882 - Civil Rights Movement (3) Credit Hours
Struggle for African American equality, with emphasis on key civil rights issues, events, leaders, and strategies. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 6941 – History of the American Indian (3) Credit Hours
Role of the Indian in American history. History 6941 is a survey of Native American History from its earliest beginnings to present. The course examines the origins and varied cultures of Native Americans and their relations with Europeans and Africans since 1492 in North America, South America and the Caribbean but with particular emphasis on North America. Events of major importance to Native Americans in the context of American and African-American history will be discussed. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 6941 – Study Abroad History of the American Indian (3) Credit Hours
History 6941 is a Study Abroad survey of Native American History from its earliest beginnings to present. The course examines the origins and varied cultures of Native Americans and their relations with Europeans and Africans since 1492 in North America, South America and the Caribbean but with particular emphasis on North America. Events of major importance to Native Americans in the context of American and African-American history will be discussed. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7012 - Directed Readings (1-3) Credit Hours
This course is geared towards exploring themes in African-American, Native-American, Colonial American, Southern, North Carolina, Community History that may not be offered in regular course listing. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7020 - Semester Teaching Assistants (3) Credit Hours
Overview and practical demonstrations of the art of teaching history. Required of all graduate assistants. NOTE: History majors may not use this course to fulfill degree requirements. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7023 - Practicum in History (3) Credit Hours
Participation in a fieldwork project or other project supervised by an approval authority (University of Memphis faculty or directors from other institutions). Class is pass/fail and does not count toward the degree. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7024 - Fieldwork in History (3) Credit Hours
Preparation for, participation in, and writing about a fieldwork or other research project supervised by an approved authority (UM faculty or directors from other institutions). Project planning such as grant writing and budgeting, and other assignments related to the projects goals are required. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7070 - Research Seminar in 17th and 18th Century African-American History (1-3) Credit Hours
This course is designed for its participants to produce a scholarly article on twentieth-century African-American history. Students will produce a review of the relevant historiography, perform substantial primary source research, give a presentation, and write a polished essay suitable for publication in an academic journal. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7876 - Readings in Native American History From Origins to the Seven Years War (3) Credit Hours
Under Development. This is a study of Native American History form their origins to the American Revolution, focusing on the experience of the Native Americans and exploring the relationships between them and the Spanish, French, Dutch, Swedes, English, and Africans during the colonial and start of the American Revolution. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7877 - Readings in Native American History From the End of the American Revolution to the 21st Century (3) Credit Hours
Under Development. Study of Native American History in the 20th Century, looking at the struggle of Native Americans to survive in the modern age, their efforts to restore their culture and language and the impact of mixing with whites, blacks and other Native Americans. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7880 - African American Historiography to 1800 (3) Credit Hours
Introduces some of the most recent as well as standard scholarship in the field; discussion of assigned core readings and selected supplementary readings supported by written reports. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7881- African American Historiography during the 19^th Century (3) Credit Hours
Introduces some of the most recent as well as standard scholarship in the field; discussion of assigned core readings and selected supplementary readings supported by written reports. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7882- African American Historiography Since 1900 (3) Credit Hours
Introduces some of the most recent as well as standard scholarship in the field; discussion of assigned core readings and selected supplementary readings supported by written reports. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7883- Studies African Am History (3) Credit Hours
This explores the history and relationship between Native Americans, African Americans, and Poor Whites in North America from the colonial period to the end of slavery. It will examine the impact of early mixing between the three groups in European colonial settlements, and on Plantations, in Maroon communities (communities of runaway slaves) and remnant Native groups who lived in the swamps and mountains of the Northeastern and Southeastern Woodlands. The course will pay special attention to the Six Nations (Mohawks, Oneida, Onondagas, Cayugas , Seneca, Tuscarora and the Native Americans aligned with them) and their position on slavery. And the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Creeks, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminoles also the Yamassee, Catawba and their allies) and their position on slavery. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7884 – African American History and the Historical Profession (3) Credit Hours
Introduction to basic philosophical problems of recreating and understanding the African American past, to history of historical writing by African Americans and other scholars, and to practical skills needed by professional historians in this field. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7991 – Independent Readings (3) Credit Hours
This course is arranged on an individual basis for history students only. May be repeated. NOTE: History majors may not use this course to fulfill degree requirements course designed for its participants to read works in their area of research. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 7996 - Masters Thesis (1-6) Credit Hours
This course is designed for its participants to work on their Masters Thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters of Arts degree from the Department of History. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu. 

HIST 8012 - Directed Readings (1-3) Credit Hours
This course is geared towards exploring themes in African-American, Native-American, Colonial American, Southern, North Carolina, Community History that may not be offered in regular course listing. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8020 - Semester Teaching Assistants (3) Credit Hours
Overview and practical demonstrations of the art of teaching history. Required of all graduate assistants. NOTE: History majors may not use this course to fulfill degree requirements. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8023 - Practicum in History (3) Credit Hours
Participation in a fieldwork project or other project supervised by an approval authority (University of Memphis faculty or directors from other institutions). Class is pass/fail and does not count toward the degree. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8024 - Fieldwork in History (3) Credit Hours
Preparation for, participation in, and writing about a fieldwork or other research project supervised by an approved authority (UM faculty or directors from other institutions). Project planning such as grant writing and budgeting, and other assignments related to the projects goals are required. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8070 - Research Seminar in 17th and 18th Century African-American History (1-3) Credit Hours
This course is designed for its participants to produce a scholarly article on twentieth-century African-American history. Students will produce a review of the relevant historiography, perform substantial primary source research, give a presentation, and write a polished essay suitable for publication in an academic journal. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8876 - Readings in Native American History From Origins to the Seven Years War (3) Credit Hours
Under Development. This is a study of Native American History form their origins to the American Revolution, focusing on the experience of the Native Americans and exploring the relationships between them and the Spanish, French, Dutch, Swedes, English, and Africans during the colonial and start of the American Revolution. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8877 - Readings in Native American History From the End of the American Revolution to the 21st Century (3) Credit Hours
Under Development. Study of Native American History in the 20th Century, looking at the struggle of Native Americans to survive in the modern age, their efforts to restore their culture and language and the impact of mixing with whites, blacks and other Native Americans. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8880 - African American Historiography to 1800 (3) Credit Hours
Introduces some of the most recent as well as standard scholarship in the field; discussion of assigned core readings and selected supplementary readings supported by written reports. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8881- African American Historiography during the 19^th Century (3) Credit Hours
Introduces some of the most recent as well as standard scholarship in the field; discussion of assigned core readings and selected supplementary readings supported by written reports. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8882- African American Historiography Since 1900 (3) Credit Hours
Introduces some of the most recent as well as standard scholarship in the field; discussion of assigned core readings and selected supplementary readings supported by written reports. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8883- Studies African Am History (3) Credit Hours
This explores the history and relationship between Native Americans, African Americans, and Poor Whites in North America from the colonial period to the end of slavery. It will examine the impact of early mixing between the three groups in European colonial settlements, and on Plantations, in Maroon communities (communities of runaway slaves) and remnant Native groups who lived in the swamps and mountains of the Northeastern and Southeastern Woodlands. The course will pay special attention to the Six Nations (Mohawks, Oneida, Onondagas, Cayugas , Seneca, Tuscarora and the Native Americans aligned with them) and their position on slavery. And the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Creeks, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminoles also the Yamassee, Catawba and their allies) and their position on slavery. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8884 – African American History and the Historical Profession (3) Credit Hours
Introduction to basic philosophical problems of recreating and understanding the African American past, to history of historical writing by African Americans and other scholars, and to practical skills needed by professional historians in this field. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8990 - Reading For Comps (1-12) Credit Hours
Arranged on an individual basis for history students only. May be taken only at the end of coursework to fulfill the requirements for the PhD. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 8991 - Independent Readings (1-12) Credit Hours
Arranged on an individual basis for history students only. May be repeated. NOTE: History majors may not use this course to fulfill degree requirements. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.

HIST 9000 - Doctoral Dissertation (1-12) Credit Hours
This course is designed for its participants to work on their Doctoral Dissertation in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Department of History. Students interested in working with me in any of these areas, please feel free to contact me at asmallwd@memphis.edu.