AMST 30311 - Survey of African-American History II

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

This course will survey the history of African Americans from 1865 to 1980. Specifically, this course will focus on the problems of Reconstruction in the South after the Civil War, the adjustments and reactions of African Americans to freedom, the economic exploitation of sharecropping, northern black communities at the end of the 19th century, the migration of black Southerners to northern urban areas, black political leadership, the Civil Rights Movement, current examples of institutional racism, and affirmative action in America.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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