HIST 10103 - Intro: History of African-American Educ

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INTRO: HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN EDUCATION AND THE STRUGGLE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE From clandestine education during the Antebellum era to the student movement for black studies programs in the 1960s and 1970s, education has been at the center of social and political reform in the United States, particularly in the African American community. However, the structure of African American education has been influenced and shaped by several debates: public vs. private, masculine vs. feminine, secular vs. non-secular, and liberal arts vs. industrial, which has, for better or worse, shaped the black experience. The goal of the seminar is to introduce the history of African American education and unpack various events and perspectives in the community to show not only how education influenced their lives, but how African Americans used their institutions as workshops for economic, political and social equity. A variety of topics will be covered including gender, education, race, religion, social movements, policies, and politics. Primary and secondary sources, as well as movies, images, and short films, will be discussed in this course. Students are expected to complete an independent project in this course. [C, HSS]