HIST 3160 - The Civil Rights Movement

3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.

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 AAST 3160/AMST 3160/POLS 3160. CTW, CV, HI, HIST

Prerequisite(s):

ENGL 1200

HIST 1000

HIST 1100

HIST 1400

HIST 1500

AMST 1800