Introduction to Modern African American History
AFAM 204
Spring 2019
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This class will examine African American history from 1877 to the present. Central themes will include the post-Reconstruction period, Jim Crow, urbanization, migration, persistent institutionalized discrimination in education and the legal system, and key social justice movements such as the civil rights movement and black power. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AFAM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFAM-MN)(AFAM)(AMST)(EDST)(HRAD-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
1) Grossman, James R., LAND OF HOPE: CHICAGO, BLACK SOUTHERNERS, AND THE GREAT MIGRATION (1991)
2) Holland, Endesha Ida Mae, FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA: A MEMOIR (1999)
3) Lawson, Steven F. and Charles Payne, DEBATING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, 1945-1968 (1998)
4) Khan-Cullers, Patrisse, WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST: A BLACK LIVES MATTER MEMOIR (2018)
5) Shaw, Stephanie J., WHAT A WOMAN OUGHT TO BE AND TO DO
6) Wright, Richard, BLACK BOY: A RECORD OF CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH (2007 edition)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Exams & essays |
| Instructor(s): Nasta,Jesse Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: FISK413; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 2 | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 12 | FR: 14 |
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