ABD 291 - Black Metropolis I: 1890- 1950

Institution:

DePaul University

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Description:

This course is part of a longitudinal research project titled The Black Metropolis: The Last Half-Century. The Black Metropolis Project (BMP) is an effort to examine changes in the original 'black belt' of Chicago since the publication of St. Clair Drake and Horace Caytons' monumental study of the Black Metropolis (1945). The BMP is part of a yearlong course sequence that offers a platform of three interrelated chronological time periods: 1890-1945 Black Metropolis I, 1945-1975 Black Metropolis II, and the period 1975- to the present Black Metropolis III. Through historical and contemporary readings, class discussions, student exercises and training, field experiences and student cooperative service learning activities the course will examine key events, circumstances, and situations.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.depaul.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 362-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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