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SoSe 13: The African American Civil Rights Movement

Rebecca Brückmann

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In this seminar, we will explore the African American Civil Rights Movement in its struggle for legal and social equality during the 20th century. Whereas Black activists in the early 20th century pursued various strategies from “racial accommodation” to emigration, the national Civil Rights Movement that emerged after the Second World War protested Jim Crow fundamentally and sought to end racial segregation in the South (as well as racial discrimination in other parts of the country). We will examine the development of African American protest, including the legal campaigns of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the United States’ Supreme Court’s landmark decision Brown v. Board of Education, segregationists campaign of Massive Resistance, the rhetoric, actions and strategies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Black Nationalism and the Black Power Movement, as well as white politicians’ and grassroots activists’ roles. This seminar will take an intersectional approach to analyzing civil rights activism, and will continually stress the vitality of gender and class aspects. The seminar will be held in English. For a compact overview, please consider purchasing: Newman, Mark. The Civil Rights Movement. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2004. Schließen

13 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Mo, 10:00 - 12:00 13 Termine

Mo, 08.04.2013 10:00 - 12:00

Dozenten:
Rebecca Jennifer Miriam Brückmann