Black Chicago

Catalog description

This course examines the historical experience of Black Americans in Chicago. Students will explore a wide variety of events, themes, and sources that offer perspective on this vital history, with particular attention being paid to early Black settlers in the city, the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction, endemic racism and Jim Crow, the Great Migration and the rise of Black businesses, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights movement, the Black Arts movement, deindustrialization, and contemporary Black Chicago life.