ETHICS: CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS

Catalog description

This course will focus on the "long Civil Rights Movement" for African-Americans from the 19th century to the present day, using history, music, literature, and popular culture to explore the many perspectives. The course will study events of historical significance (the Montgomery bus boycott, the march to Selma, Dr. King's assassination, etc.) as well as those of artistic significance (the Harlem Renaissance, Afro-centric music, protest music, etc.), and examine how both have had a lasting effect on popular culture as well as have shaped the civil rights. Pre-requisite: ENGL-101 or ENGL-109 , and a total of 24 credit hours in the General Education Core or instructor permission.