WIC 160 - African American Activism in Post-WWII

Institution:

Franklin College - Indiana

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Description:

This course will introduce students to major strategies utilized by African Americans to fight against segregation, disfranchisement and vigilantism in the post-WWII years. Special emphasis will be placed on anticommunism and the Cold War context of this continuing struggle to obtain civil and human rights. The course will begin by outlining the collapse of reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow segregation in the late nineteenth century. The course will then focus on tactics pursued by individuals and organizations to achieve goals such as anti-lynching legislation, access to the ballot, desegregation, an end to police brutality, and anti-poverty legislation. Students will analyze the historical narrative through a variety of sources including film, music, newspaper reports, contemporary articles and autobiography. Emphasis will be placed on first-hand accounts whenever possible. Students will be expected to write a book review and complete two take-home essays. Students will also work together in small groups to analyze primary documents and film footage. Satisfies intercultural exploratory requirement.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.franklincollege.edu

Phone Number:

(317) 738-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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