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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 5-27-2003 |
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AFR204 2004 Fall - 9999 |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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African-American
History: Reconstruction to the Present |
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History and cultural heritage of African-Americans from
the Reconstruction period to the present, including the Depression, the
Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and affirmative action.
Presented from an Afro-centric perspective. Prerequisites: AFR203, or permission of
Instructor. Course
Attribute(s): General Education Designation: Cultural
Diversity - [C] General Education Designation: Historical
Awareness - [H] General
Education Designation: Social and Behavioral Sciences - [SB] |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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AFR204 2004
Fall - 9999 |
African-American History: Reconstruction to the Present |
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Summarize the
promises of reconstruction, including the end of slavery, the Freedmen's
Bureau, the impact of the Black church on the acquisition of political and civil
rights, the Black codes, and the 14th Amendment. (I) |
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Summarize the
failures of reconstruction, including the Constitutional Conventions, the Ku
Klux Klan, the 15th Amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1875, and the
Compromise of 1877. (II) |
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Describe the
rise of White supremacy in the late 19th Century in terms of politics,
disenfranchisement, segregation, racial etiquette, racial violence, and the
role of the Southern courts. (III) |
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Examine the Black
southerner's challenge to the rise of White supremacy, including the
philosophy of social Darwinism and the development of Black social
institutions such as education and religion. (III) |
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Analyze the role of Blacks in the military and in the
labor market. (IV) |
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Explain the
Progressive Movement, including the establishment of Tuskegee University, the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Urban
League, and the development of Black fraternities and sororities. (V) |
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Describe the
Great Migration and its impact on presidential politics, Black men in the
military in World War I (WWI), and northern communities. (VI) |
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Describe the era
of the 1920s and its impact on African- Americans, including the Red Scare
(Communism), Pan- Africanism, and the Harlem
Renaissance. (VII) |
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Analyze the
impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal on African-Americans,
including the Stock Market Crash of 1929-33, the development of organized
labor, the case of the Scottsboro Boys and the Communist Party, and the
Tuskegee Experiment. (VIII) |
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Describe the
development of Black culture during the 1930s and 1940s in terms of Black literature,
religion, sports, and the impact of the Black Chicago Renaissance. (IX) |
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Describe the
World War II (WWII) era and its impact on African-Americans in terms of the
U.S. armed forces, the home front, the Cold War, and international politics.
(X) |
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Describe the
Freedom Movement, including the lynching of Emmett Till, the Montgomery bus
boycott, the involvement of Black youth, the role of the Kennedy
Administration, the March to Washington, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
Mississippi Freedom Summer, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (XI) |
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Describe the
continuation of the freedom struggle from 1965- 1980, including the
significance of the Black nationalism movement, the Black Panther Party, the Kerner Commission, the Great Society and the Vietnam War,
the impact of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Moynihan Report, and the
presidencies of Nixon and Carter. (XII) |
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Critique the
experience of African-Americans from 1980 to the present in terms of the growth
of the Black middle class, Black poverty, the Thomas/Hill controversy, the
controversy over affirmative action, and the impact of the Reagan, Clinton,
and Bush presidencies. (XIII) |
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Evaluate the cultural and intellectual movements in the New
Millennium and the challenges for the future. (XIV) |
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MCCCD
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AFR204 2004
Fall - 9999 |
African-American History: Reconstruction to the Present |
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I. Promises of
Reconstruction A. Slavery's end B. Freedmen's Bureau C. The Black church and the
acquisition of political and civil rights D. Black codes E. 14th Amendment II. Failures of
Reconstruction A. Constitutional
conventions B. Ku Klux Klan C. 15th Amendment D. Civil Rights Act of 1875
E. Compromise of 1877 III. White Supremacy: Late
19th Century A. Politics B. Disenfranchisement C. Segregation D. Racial etiquette E. Racial violence F. Southern courts IV. Black Southerners
Challenge to White Supremacy A. Social Darwinism B. Black social
institutions 1. Education 2. Religion C. Blacks in the military D. Blacks and the labor
market V. Progressive Movement A. Tuskegee University B. NAACP C. The Urban League D. Black fraternities and
sororities VI. Great Migration A. Presidential politics B. Black men in WWI C. Northern communities VII. African-Americans:
1920s A. Red Scare (Communism) B. Pan-Africanism
C. Harlem Renaissance VIII. Great Depression and
the New Deal A. Stock market crash of
1929-33 B. Organized labor and
Blacks C. Scottsboro Boys and the
Communist Party D. Tuskegee Experiment IX. Black Culture:
1930s-1940s A. Literature B. Religion C. Sports D. Black Chicago
Renaissance X. WWII A. U.S. armed forces B. Home front C. Cold War D. International politics XI. Freedom Movement:
1954-1965 A. Emmett Till lynching B. Montgomery bus boycott C. Black youth involvement D. Kennedy Administration
and civil rights E. March to Washington F. Civil Rights Act of 1964
G. Mississippi Freedom
Summer H. Voting Rights Act of
1965 XII. Freedom Struggle:
1965-1980 A. Black nationalism B. Black Panther Party C. Kerner
Commission D. Great Society and the Vietnam
War E. Martin Luther King, Jr.
impact F. Moynihan Report G. Presidencies 1. Nixon 2. Carter XIII. African-Americans:
1980-Present A. Black middle class
growth B. Black poverty C. Thomas/Hill controversy D. Affirmative action
controversy E. Presidencies 1. Reagan 2. Clinton 3. Bush XIV. African-Americans:
Future A. Cultural and
intellectual movements B. Challenges |