AAST 3160 - The Civil Rights Movement

3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the spring. Also offered evenings.

This course examines the modern Civil Rights Movement in the larger historical context of the African-American freedom struggle, from its roots in abolitionism and reconstruction through the period of legalized racial discrimination to the dismantling of legal segregation to the ongoing persistence of white privilege. This course is cross-listed as AMST 3160/HIST 3160/POLS 3160