Afro-American Studies 236 - Hist of the Civil Rights Mvmt
Spring
2017
01
4.00
Robert Williams
M W 4:00PM 5:15PM
UMass Amherst
10564
Examination of the Civil Rights Movement from the Brown v. Topeka decision to the rise of Black power. All the major organizations of the period, e.g., SCLC, SNCC, CORE, NAACP, and the Urban League. The impact on white students and the anti-war movement. (Gen.Ed. HS, U)
Open to Undergraduate Freshmen only. This course will be taught in a residential classroom.
RAP Instructor Course Description: The course will provide a thorough examination of the Civil Rights Movement from the Brown v. Board decision to the rise of Black Power, along with the legacies of the Movement today. Class meetings will be grounded in a discussion-based format to encourage a participatory learning environment. As a RAP section, this course seeks to develop a learning community in the classroom by emphasizing collaboration around the primary assessment of the course, a semester-long research project, designed to incorporate students' personal and academic interests.
RAP Instructor Course Description: The course will provide a thorough examination of the Civil Rights Movement from the Brown v. Board decision to the rise of Black Power, along with the legacies of the Movement today. Class meetings will be grounded in a discussion-based format to encourage a participatory learning environment. As a RAP section, this course seeks to develop a learning community in the classroom by emphasizing collaboration around the primary assessment of the course, a semester-long research project, designed to incorporate students' personal and academic interests.