African Americas Since Emancipation (HIST 248)

Term: 2017-2018 Spring Term

Faculty

John P. CraigShow MyInfo popup for John P. Craig

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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM (1/16/2018 - 5/9/2018) Location: MAIN SJ 248

Description

Examines the development of the African American community in the United States since emancipation. We will chronologically and thematically explore the process of reconstruction, segregation, disenfranchisement, migration, and urbanization and the rise of African American protest organizations, black nationalism, the Harlem Renaissance, and the modern day civil rights movement. Special attention will be given to the social, economic, political, religious, and cultural forces inside and outside of the African American community that have helped shape the course of African American history. Core: History requirement.