African-Am Struggle for Equlty

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Examines African-American movements for racial equality within a chronological framework. Focusing on African-American writers and activists, it will stress relationships between racial and national identities. The course will examine continuing debates over the meaning of equality. Based on their historical understanding, students will discuss current arguments about Black identity, affirmative action, and multiculturalism. Course Attributes: Africana Studies Minor, Solidarity & Kinship Flag, ERS Focus Elective, GDST - Intersectionality, GDST Race and Ethnicity Conc, Gender & Diversity Studies, Humanities Elect/Integrations, History - US Region, Peace & Justice Studies Minor College of Arts & Sciences History