AFR 234
History of the Civil Rights Movement
Spring 2018
Division II
Exploring Diversity Initiative
Cross-listed
HIST 282
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Class Details
This course examines the American civil rights movement, arguably the most important social movement of the twentieth century, and its far reaching effects. We will set the movement’s classic phase from 1954-1965, within a broader history organizing for freedom from the 1930s through the demise of Black Power in the 1970s. We will trace a wide variety of activists in southern struggle, examining familiar figures like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., from new perspectives, together with the often unsung heroes of local movements. We will also highlight freedom struggles in the North and West, whose timing, issues, and politics often differed, including the presence of a diverse cast of racial minorities including Latinxs and Asians. Throughout our study, we will interrogate the perspectives of both the participants and the historians who have written their stories about the time, space, issues, and strategy that define our understanding of the struggle for freedom. Class will consist of lecture and discussion.
The Class:
Format: lecture
Limit: 40
Expected: 25
Class#: 3989
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 40
Expected: 25
Class#: 3989
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
coursework to be evaluated includes informal writing and class participation, two papers, and a take-home final
Prerequisites:
none
Distributions:
Division II
Exploring Diversity Initiative
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AFR 234 Division II HIST 282 Division II
AFR 234 Division II HIST 282 Division II
Attributes:
HIST Group F Electives - U.S. + Canada
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AFR 234 - 01 (S) LEC The Civil Rights Movement
AFR 234 - 01 (S) LEC The Civil Rights MovementDivision II Exploring Diversity InitiativePeter C. PihosMR 1:10 pm - 2:25 pm
Hopkins Hall 0023989
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