SOC 402 - The Color Line: Classical and Contemporary Views of African Americans

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In the tradition of W.E.B. Du Bois, this course explores to what degree the problem of the 21st century is still the color line. A historical overview of the African American experience in the United States serves as the context for an analysis of the contemporary color line. Issues to be addressed include the cultural meaning of race, the relationship between race and class positions, forms of racism, structural and cultural analysis of racial inequality, and strategies for obtaining equality. Even years Spring.