AST 313 - The Black Struggle for Schooling in the United States

Institution:

Smith College

Subject:

Description:

4 sem. hrs. Examines African Americans' struggle for the right to an education in the United States, focusing on the content (historical and sociopolitical) of specific struggles. Selected topics include: the pursuit of literacy by enslaved Africans; the ex-slave's campaign for universal education in the South African American literary societies, African American education in the Jim Crow South, Black education in the post-civil rights era and African Americans' struggle for the right to maintain their language. Perry.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.smith.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 584-2700

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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