Black Consciousness and African Freedom

Catalog description

Black consciousness was strong among African nationalist leaders and this course will help students to analyze these leaders’ ideas for national freedom as rooted in anti-racism and anti-colonialism. The course focuses on the intellectual history of African nationalism and uses race as an analytical tool to understand the experiences of African people in colonial times. Students will cover topics such as African leaders in the US, What is Black Consciousness?, Africa and WWII, and also Women in African nationalism.