HIST 4450 - The African American Civil Rights Movement

Hours: 3
This course examines what historians call the “long civil rights movement.” We will explore the origins of the movement in the early 20th century, especially in relation to the Great Migration, the World Wars, the New Deal, and anti-colonialism. We won’t ignore the best-known events of the 1950s and 1960s - these are incredibly important for understanding the movement - and along the way, we will examine how and why people became engaged in the movement and why other people fought so hard against it. We will also explore the relationship between the state and the civil rights movement to assess how state action both helped and hindered the movement. Finally, we will pay close attention to how issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality shaped the movement and the opposition to it.

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HIST 4450 - The African American Civil Rights Movement