AM 260C:  African American Experience  (3 cr)

Prof. Grady-Willis | MW, 6:30-7:50 | TLC 301

A study of the African-American experience, 1860s-1980s. Using both primary and secondary source material, the course examines the critical issues and period relevant to the African-American struggle toward freedom and equality. Topics include slavery, emancipation, and Reconstruction; the woman's era; the age of Jim Crow and the new Negro; the civil rights movement; and the post-reform period. Sources include narratives, documents, photographs, and films. (Designated a Cultural Diversity course; fulfills social sciences requirement.)