Four Hundred Years of the Black Presence in New York City

By examining primary source material, texts, photographs and film, making site visits and meeting guest lecturers, students will learn of the historic cross-fertilization between African-descended people and the city that grew to become New York. Students with interests in art, archeology, architecture, world history, American history, museum studies, performing arts, sociology, public policy, preservation, urban planning and economic development, African-American history and ethnic studies can examine a wide variety of intellectual and activist contributions to the inquiry.