SAIL of Melbourne, Inc

This course will be an overview of Black history from the end of Reconstruction (1877) to the present. We will discuss the major trends, events, and personalities that impacted millions of African-Americans on the road to greater freedom and security. What kinds of disadvantages and heartaches did they face in the era of Jim Crow? How did they build families, communities, and the arts in a society that treated them as separate but unequal? What trends in larger American society impacted them as they traveled the road to freedom? Your instructor will be Chris Bryans who served in the Air Force for 27 years before starting a career in education. This course began as a year-long high school course in 2016 that traced African-American history from 1619 to the present. Although Chris was already widely read in the topic, a deep dive into Black history to prepare for this course was an experience he will never forget. It has evolved and became a full-fledged elective several years ago, when Chris taught at Eastern Florida State College. NOTE: MINIMUM OF 8 STUDENTS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT CLASS

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