Afro-American Studies 236 - Hist of the Civil Rights Mvmt

Spring
2026
01
4.00
David Swiderski

M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM

UMass Amherst
75111
New Africa House room 311
dswiderski@umass.edu
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, DU)
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