This course will examine the historical trajectory of the black urban experience in the United States from Reconstruction to the present. As we discuss the interpretive frameworks that have guided scholarship in black urban studies, we will focus on selected themes such as migration, labor, politics and culture. We will investigate these themes through primary documents, secondary works, and visual imagery. Format: seminar. Evaluation will be based on class participation, class presentations, a short historiographical essay, and a final research paper. Enrollment limit: 15 (expected: 15). Preference to History majors. Group A