HISTORY 371 - The Civil Rights Movement

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Bard College

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Africana Studies, Human Rights, Social Policy, SRE This course contextualizes the intense decade of political ferment surrounding the struggle for black rights in the United States, stretching roughly from 1954 (Brown v. Board of Education) to 1964 (Civil Rights Act). This period is explored longitudinally-against a longer history of constitutionally based precedents and legislation, and against the backdrop of other pertinent developments followingWorldWar II, such as the rise of a human rights movement, the Cold War, decolonization of Africa and a growing Pan-African sensibility, northward migration, and simultaneous domestic social movements. The course also addresses explanations for the attenuation of the Movement. Readings consist of a variety of primary sources including autobiographies, speeches, legal documents, and memoirs, and secondary material by several historians who have produced important monographs on the subject.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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