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

3 Credit(s)

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

Prerequisite(s):   or   or   or   or   or   or POLS 1000  

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



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