History 597:
Civil Rights Movement
Spring 2005, Mt. Holyoke College, Tues. 1:15 - 4:00 pm
Synopsis:
Research Seminar: A 300-level class requiring students to engage in primary and secondary source research in the history of particular times and places, resulting in a substantial piece of historical writing.
This seminar will examine the crusade against segregation, both within and without the South. Attention will be given to both the movement=s pre-1950s precedent, and the post-1954 period. Readings will cover the causes and onset of segregation; the implications of the Great Migration and World Wars; the different phases of the movement; its leaders, organizations, and followers; the role of women; and civil rights after 1968.
Syllabus: History 597, Spring 2005 (Save as PDF)
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