Description

Overview:

The purpose of this course is to examine the African American experience in the United States from 1863 to the present. Prominent themes include the end of the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction; African Americans' urbanization experiences; the development of the modern civil rights movement and its aftermath; and the thought and leadership of Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X. WARNING: Some of the lectures in this course contain graphic content and/or adult language that some users may find disturbing.

Subject:

U.S. History, Ethnic Studies

Level:

Community College / Lower Division

Material Type:

Lecture, Lecture Notes, Syllabus

Author:

Jonathan Holloway

Provider:

Yale University

Provider Set:

Open Yale Courses

Date Added:

04/30/2012