HIS 414 - Social History of America's Working People

Institution:

Wheelock College

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Description:

Considers changing meaning of work in lives of ordinary Americans. Compares laboring lives of early craft workers, agricultural workers, slaves, indentured laborers, industrial workers, and immigrants. Considers the Industrial Revolution, working-class communities, labor protest and union development. Analyzes primary and secondary sources including letters, speeches, oral histories, scholarship and films. Open to Humanities majors and to others with permission of the instructor. Advanced.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wheelock.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 879-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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