POLS 2203 - The Civil Rights Movement

3 Credit(s)

Offered: every semester

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 HIST 2203/AAST 2203/AMST 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