This field studies, integrative experience course is focused a critical examination of the African American experience from the period of slavery through contemporary American society. We will cover myriad topics including conditions of enslaved people, the subjugation of people throughout history based upon racial and ethnic classifications, the Civil Rights Movement, poverty and injustice, mass incarceration, critical race theory, resilience, and the effects of natural and other disasters. The course requires a 6-day trip through and between the cities of New Orleans, LA and Montgomery, AL, and will include visits to historical sites, museums, and cultural landmarks. Students will be responsible, in groups, for outreach to communities that has a strengths- and resilience-based focus through arranged meetings, presentations, discussions, community work, or other outreach.