AFRS 2050: Topics in Africana Studies: Religion, Law, and Slavery in the Americas
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Treatment of a special topic. Section information text: Race and the Law: This course explores the history of race, racism, and the U.S. legal system, with an emphasis on people of African descent. It covers well-known topics like slave codes, the Amistad rebellion, segregation, and civil rights laws. It also explores lesser-known topics like segregation in boxing, the “White Slave Trafficking Act,” and the prosecution of “voodoo cults.”
Average GPA: 3.20
Grade distribution records: 1,038 students across 25 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 554 | 53.4% |
| B | 209 | 20.1% |
| C | 111 | 10.7% |
| D | 46 | 4.4% |
| F | 53 | 5.1% |
| W | 53 | 5.1% |
Based on 1,038 student grade records across 25 terms and 23 professors.
Instructors
- Felecia Harris 156 students, Average GPA 3.56
- Honore Missihoun 114 students, Average GPA 3.77
- Charleston Carter 105 students, Average GPA 3.77
- Dorothy Smith-Ruiz 87 students, Average GPA 3.02
- Daryl Lewis 70 students, Average GPA 3.46
- Veronica Robinson 70 students, Average GPA 2.80
- Sonya Ramsey 68 students, Average GPA 2.89
- Danielle Boaz 63 students, Average GPA 3.27
- Tierra Burns 49 students, Average GPA 3.26
- Cheryl Hicks 45 students, Average GPA 2.79
- Destiney Linker 33 students, Average GPA 3.10
- Julia Moore 29 students, Average GPA 2.46
- Huma Ibrahim 25 students, Average GPA 1.77
- Annette Teasdell 18 students, Average GPA 3.13
- Karen Flint 18 students, Average GPA 2.41
- Peter Ferdinando 17 students, Average GPA 2.18
- Timothy Geysbeek 16 students, Average GPA 2.64
- Jocelyn Davis 14 students, Average GPA 3.16
- Lisa Homann 10 students, Average GPA 1.13
- Sharon Hayes-Brown 10 students, Average GPA 2.44
- Peta Katz 9 students, Average GPA 2.89
- Christopher Cameron 7 students, Average GPA 0.33
- Krystion Obie Nelson 5 students, Average GPA 3.40