HIST314

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The Long Civil Rights Movement

Subject Code

HIST

Course Number

314

Department(s)

Course Title

The Long Civil Rights Movement

Course Description

This course examines the twentieth-century movements of African Americans to secure legal, social, and economic equality in the United States. Course readings and assignments focus on the structure of social movements, including their political, legal, and identity-based aspects, and specific case studies since the 1910s. The course also considers the nature of African-American agency and its limitations over time. 4 SH. CC: Diversity Intensive.

Course Types

Standard (STAND), Diversity Intensive (INDIV)

Semester Hours

4