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Early African-American Literature - NMU Bulletin

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Early African-American Literature

Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View this course in the current bulletin.
EN 378 Early African-American Literature 4 cr.
  • Offered: Fall
  • Prerequisites: EN 211 and sophomore standing.
  • Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin
  • General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
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Considers in multiple genres the literature of slavery and resistance from the colonial era to 1900.

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