Spring 2014  |  AFRO 3865 Section 001: African American History: 1865 to the Present (58586)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
3-4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Meets With:
HIST 3865 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter W Heller Hall 1210A
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Internal migrations, industrialization/unionization, the Great Depression, world wars, large scale movements for social/political change.
Class Description:
This course explores African American history from Emancipation to the present. It analyzes the social, political, legal, and cultural dimensions of the African American experience in the United States throughout critical historical moments such as Reconstruction, industrialization, segregation, suffrage, the Great Migrations, World War One, the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, the black power movement, and contemporary racial politics. In addition to historical texts, students will work closely with various primary sources produced by African Americans, including speeches, newspapers, memoirs, photographs, art, and film.
Grading:
25% Midterm Exam
25% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
Class Format:
70% Lecture
15% Film/Video
15% Discussion
Workload:
100 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: Students will analyze a primary text in a 5-8 page paper. They will also have 2 exams that will include, in part, essay type questions.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58586/1143
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
15 November 2007

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