Oct 14, 2025  
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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AAST 2203 - The Civil Rights Movement

3 Credit(s)

Offered: spring

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. Cross-listed with AMST 2203 /HIST 2203 /POLS 2203  

Prerequisite(s): AMST 1800   or ENGL 1200   or HON 1200   or HIST 1000   or HIST 1100   or HIST 1400   or HIST 1500   or POLS 1000  

Meets General Education Requirement(s): AIA, CV, HI



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