AM 398s Civil - Rights and Their Discontents

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Colby College

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Description:

Introduces students to the history and practice of progressive civil rights movements and of reactionary counter-movements. Exploring both "The Civil Rights Era" and the "Culture Wars," analyzes the struggles of African Americans, women, and gays and lesbians to break down barriers to full citizenship alongside the struggles of the "silent majority" to maintain privileges and to retrench traditional social hierarchies in the United States. Topics include African-American civil rights, Black Power, liberal and radical feminism, gay and lesbian liberation, anti-integration, anti-busing, anti-Equal Rights Amendment, and anti-gay movements. Four credit hours. FRANK

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colby.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 859-4000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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