HIST 363 - The Great Society

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Knox College

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This research seminar offers students an indepth examination of some of the most daring and innovative social programs created by the federal government in the 1960s. Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs like VISTA, Head Start, the Community Action Program (CAP), public broadcasting, and others will form the core of class readings and discussions. Conservative and radical critiques of the Great Society will be discussed, as will the intellectual and political arguments from the 1960s to the present over poverty, race, education, community development, and the role of the federal government in making social policy. Students will be required to participate in classroom discussion and independent research. Prereq: at least one of: HIST 259, HIST 266, EDUC 201, PS 235, or ANSO 215; W; K. Hamilton

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.knox.edu

Phone Number:

(309) 341-7000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Trimester

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