African American Studies
African American Studies 1268 (formerly C068): African American History since 1900- African American Studies 2134 (formerly 0134): The Literature of American Slavery
African American Studies 1268 (formerly C068): African American History since 1900
3 credit hours
A general treatment of the turbulent twentieth century in African American history. Attention is given to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, the antilynching campaigns, northern migration, the Marcus Garvey Movement, the Harlem renaissance, and the civil rights movement.
African American Studies 2134 (formerly 0134): The Literature of American Slavery
3 credit hours
(Cross-Listings: American Studies 0134)
Slaves, slave owners, and abolitionists, men and women, perceived slavery in distinctive ways and recorded those perceptions in songs and poems, folk tales, autobiographical narratives and novels, speeches and tracts, travel accounts, journals, diaries, and letters. Through an examination of this rich oral and written literature, such themes as the character of slave culture, the relations between slaves and masters, the oppression of women under slavery, and the connection between abolitionism and feminism are explored. Lectures provide historical background and a context in which to read the selections.
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