HIST 282
African-American History From Reconstruction to the Present Spring 2014
Division II Exploring Diversity Initiative
Cross-listed AFR 282
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This course introduces students to the significant themes that shaped African-Americans’ historical experiences from Reconstruction to the end of the twentieth century: the changing meanings of freedom, equality, and rights; the intersections of ideology and activism; the links among local, regional, and national perspectives; and the expanding diversity of black people in the United States. In addition, the course explores the political culture of black institutional and organizational life, the rise and fall of Jim Crow, migration and urbanization, resistance and protest.
The Class: Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: 40
Expected: 20-25
Class#: 3678
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on class participation, two short papers, and a take-home exam
Prerequisites: none; open to all
Distributions: Division II Exploring Diversity Initiative
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
HIST 282 Division II AFR 282 Division II
Attributes: AMST Comp Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Diaspora
HIST Group F Electives - U.S. + Canada

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