The purpose of this course is to examine the African American experience in the United States from 1863 to the present. Prominent themes include the end of the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction; African Americans’ urbanization experiences; the development of the modern civil rights movement and its aftermath; and the thought and leadership of Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X.
Warning: Some of the lectures in this course contain graphic content and/or adult language that some users may find disturbing.
Dawn of Freedom
Dawn of Freedom (continued)
Reconstruction
Reconstruction (continued)
Uplift, Accommodation, and Assimilation
Uplift, Accommodation, and Assimilation (continued)
Migration and Urbanization
Migration and Urbanization (continued)
The New Negroes
The New Negroes (continued)
Depression and Double V
Depression and Double V (continued)
The Road to Brown and Little Rock
From Sit-Ins to Civil Rights
From Sit-Ins to Civil Rights (continued)
From Voting Rights to Watts
From Voting Rights to Watts (continued)
Black Power
Black Power (continued)
The Politics of Gender and Culture
The Politics of Gender and Culture (continued)
Public Policy and Presidential Politics
Public Policy and Presidential Politics (continued)
Who Speaks for the Race?
Who Speaks for the Race? (continued)