79 243 - African American Women's History

Institution:

Carnegie Mellon University

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Description:

This course explores African-American women's history from slavery to the present. We?ll examine how gender and women figured in the creation of slavery in the Americas, slave women's experiences (reading a slave narrative), how freedom and emancipation were gendered, what battles freedwomen faced, the economic and cultural histories of black women, anti-lynching campaigns, labor campaigns, women's role in the Civil Rights Movement, beauty campaigns, among other topics.

Credits:

9.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.cmu.edu/

Phone Number:

(412) 268-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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