HIST 3302 - History of the Civil Rights Movement

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): 060 - Core Area Completed
This course examines the modern civil rights movement in various regions throughout the United States during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Students will explore primary historical documents, including films, sermons, songs, and writings produced by activists (male and female) from the Civil Rights era. Although the course will give some attention to renowned and prominate Civil Rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X, the course will concentrate on the contributions ordinary persons made to the Movement in various localities throughout the United States.