AFR 379(F) African American Electoral Politics in Historical Perspective (Same as History 379)

HIST 379(F) African American Electoral Politics in Historical Perspective (Same as Africana Studies 379)
A little more than a hundred years ago, African Americans were disfranchised. Indeed, most black people could not vote until the last quarter of the 20th century. And yet, at the beginning of the 21st century, a black man mounted a significant campaign for the presidency of the United States. This course investigates the history of African American ideology and activism regarding the vote, office holding, public policy, and party politics. Course themes include: the 14th and 15th Amendments, disfranchisement, women's suffrage, court challenges, the civil rights movement, political ideologies, and candidacies in the post-reform era.
Format: discussion. Evaluation will be based on class participation, two short papers and a final project.
No enrollment limit (expected: 20). Open to all.
Group F
Hour: L. BROWN