HIST 27524 - History of Black Resistance in the US

Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0

(AFST)
History of the Black Resistance in the US This course highlights the significance of resistance movements from the slave uprisings of the colonial era to the present-day racial justice movement sparked by the death of George Floyd. The goal of the seminar is to introduce the History of Resistance and unpack various events and perspectives of the African American community to show not only how racism influenced black resistance, but how the continued ignoring of this issue further marginalizes people of color. A variety of topics will be covered to give context to the movements such as gender, education, race, religion, social movements, policies, and politics. Additionally, primary, and secondary sources, movies, images, and short films will be discussed in this course. Students are expected to complete an independent project in this course. [D, HSS]