ALST 227 - Civil Rights and Civil Fights: The History of the Long Civil Rights Movement in the United States

Designed as a historical and interdisciplinary course that provides a deep and thorough examination of the “long civil rights movement” among African Americans and their allies during the 20th and early 21st century United States, with attention to the structure of racial inequality, movement philosophies and strategies, white allies and opponents, relationships to other freedom movements, and the movement’s historical legacies with the Black Lives Matter Movement and #SayHerName.

Credits: 1
Crosslisted:

HIST 227

Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: None
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents
Liberal Arts Practices: Confronting Collective Challenges
Core Component: None

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