AFST 30212 - African-American Politics, 1900-50

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

This course examines the diverse struggles for full citizenship and human rights on the part of African Americans from 1900 to 1950. The topics to be studies include the Great Migration, the New Negro Movement and Harlem Renaissance, the Marcus Garvey Movement, the rise of A. Philip Randolph's Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the involvement of blacks in the Communist Party, and the transformations in black culture and politics brought about by the two World Wars. This course will examine the efforts of liberal-integrationist, socialist, communist, and Black Nationalist organizations to combat white racism and qualitatively improve the lives of blacks in various regions of the United States. It hopes to convey blacks' diverse thoughts on complex issues such as identity, politics, class, gender, race, and nationality.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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