USLS 4730: Civil Rights and Ethnic Power
(Cross-listed with AFAM 4730/ HIST 4730).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Sophomore classification
Comparative history of the civil rights and ethnic power movements (African American, Chicano, American Indian, Puerto Rican, among others) in the U.S. from World War II to the present. Topics include institutional foundations, leadership, gender and racial dynamics, and the convergences and divergences of these differing ethnic struggles for rights. Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.