Spring 2023  |  POL 4335 Section 001: African American Politics (54106)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
AFRO 4335 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 335
Enrollment Status:
Open (11 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course examines the historical and contemporary efforts by African Americans to gain full inclusion as citizens in the US political system. Specifically, the course explores advocacy efforts by civil rights organizations and political parties to obtain and enforce civil and political rights for blacks. An examination of these efforts begins in the Reconstruction Era and concludes with the historic election of the nation's first African American president. The course will cover topics such as the politics of the civil rights movement, black presidential bids and racialized voting in federal and state elections. Finally, the course examines how political parties and organized interests used the Voting Rights Act to increase the number of minorities in Congress. The course focuses on whether the growing number of minorities in Congress increases citizens' trust in government and their involvement in voting and participation in political organizations.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mdminta+POL4335+Spring2023
Class Description:

Specifically, students will explore advocacy efforts by civil rights organizations and political parties to obtain and enforce civil and political rights for Blacks. The course will cover topics such as the Reconstruction era, the politics of the civil rights movement, Black presidential campaigns, and racialized voting in federal and state elections. The course will also pay special attention to the historic election of the nation's first African American president, Barack Obama and the first African American and woman vice president, Kamala Harris. Finally, we We focus on whether the growing number of minorities in Congress increases citizens' trust in government and their involvement in voting and participation in political organizations.

Learning Objectives:

Students will also conduct a qualitative analysis of social media correspondence and websites of Black and White legislators to determine whether efforts to elect more Black candidates to political office led to better political representation of minority interests in federal or state policymaking.

https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54106/1233

Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/mdminta_AFRO4335_Spring2023.pdf
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 December 2022

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