Men, women, and children, accompanied by troops of the Union Army. These ex-slaves were “contrabands” who chose to relocate after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Courses Taught Regularly:
African American History I (1400-1865)
African American History & Memory
For Fall ’15, I centered the class around Black Detroit and created the Black Detroit in History & Memory site to document our work and post students’ research project.
The Civil War & Reconstruction
African American History II (1865-1968)
American Slavery
The Civil Rights Movement
Lynching in American Life & Culture
