Here, too, are the black men and women whose activism, literature, and music preserved the genius of their human spirit. Drawing on new documentation and first-person accounts by blacks and whites, he describes the injustices-both institutional and personal-inflicted against a people. With the same narrative skill he brought to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Been in the Storm So Long, Leon Litwack constructs a searing history of life under Jim Crow. His body was sold piecemeal to souvenir seekers an Atlanta grocery displayed his knuckles in its front window for a week. Wrongly accused of raping the man's wife, Hose was mutilated, stabbed, and burned alive in front of 2,000 cheering whites. Vann Woodward In April 1899, black laborer Sam Hose killed his white boss in self-defense. Trouble in Mind is an absolutely essential account of its dreadful history and calamitous legacy."nbsp nbsp -The Washington Post "The most complete and moving account we have had of what the victims of the Jim Crow South suffered and somehow endured." -C. Its effects remain the nation's most pressing business. Last Updated on submit comments or suggestions."The stain of Jim Crow runs deep in 20th-century America. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM XĮxaminations and Assignments: 3 exams and 1 group projectĪdditional Requirements and/or Comments: TBA THE EYES ON THE PRIZE CIVIL RIGHTS READER Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia BookstoreĬarson, Clayborne, ed. Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available
How did African Americans characterize their relationship with the nation? How did their notions of race, citizenship, and freedom intersect with broad ideas of class, gender, and culture? How did African Americans challenge the legacies of slavery over the course of the 20th century? In our semester-long historical investigation, we will highlight and trace a multitude of events and concepts, all of which will help us to reveal the diversity and breadth of the black experience in modern America.Ĭourse Format: Lecture / Discussion Grading Mode: Gradedįulfills a Major Requirement for: ( AFAM-MN)( AFAM)( AMST)( EDST)( HRAD-MN) As scholars, we will ask fundamental questions that underscore major moments such as the Great Migration, the Civil Rights Movement, and the hip hop revolution. We will focus on three overarching themes within this period: identity, agency, and impact. This course analyzes the defining social, political, and cultural moments that reflect the experience of African Americans within the United States-Reconstruction to the present. Introduction to Modern African American History AFAM 204 Summer Session Winter Session Home Archive Search Introduction to Modern African American History AFAM 204 WesMaps - Wesleyan University Catalog 2009-2010
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