Black Southerners.

Catalog description

The course is designed to offer students a deep historical exploration of the experiences of African Americans in the southern US states from the end of the American Civil War through the twentieth century. Much attention is given to activism, gender, labor, and community formation, as well as the ever-evolving nature of Black identities in the South and the larger nation. Additionally, the course examines the centrality of migration to the African American experience.