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HIST 302 - African American History: 1865 to the Present

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Analyzes the historical experiences of African Americans in the United States from Reconstruction to the present. Examines the following topics central to African Americans: Reconstruction and the formation of post-emancipation communities, the origins of legal segregation and white supremacy, migration from South to North, political activism and intellectual production, African Americans and the labor movement, African American cultural production, the modern civil rights movement and contemporary issues of poverty and political disempowerment. See department chair.