HIST 405 - The Modern Civil Rights Movement

Credits: 3

Students will explore the radical civil rights movement of the early twentieth century, including Garveyism, the founding of the NAACP, and African-American leaders in radical working-class politics. Students will analyze American foreign policy and race relations during the Cold War, the emergence of a radical student movement and black nationalism in the 1960s and 1970s, and race relations as they stand in contemporary American politics.

Prerequisite(s): sophomore standing

Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered

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