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| January 20 | Introduction to the course On 1/23, see: "The Road to Brown" -- All videos are shown twice on assigned Sundays in Clemons Library, Rm. 201, at 5 and 6 p.m. |
January 25, 27 |
White supremacy/Origins of the Civil Rights Movement
Read: Bond and Lewis, Unit 1: Foreman, Preface, Letter, Ch. 1-10; Wilkins, Ch. 1-7 |
| February 1, 3 Discussion |
Origins: Marcus Garvey and Black Nationalism, the Depression
and New Deal, World War II, Post-World War II, Brown v. Board Read: Bond and Lewis, Units 2, 3, 4; Wilkins, Ch. 8-16 View: "Eyes: Awakenings" on 1/30 |
| February 8, 10, 15, 17 Discussion |
Montgomery/1957 Civil Rights Act Read: Bond and Lewis, Unit 5; Wilkins, Ch. 19 |
| February 22, 24, March 1 Discussion |
Late '50's/ SCLC. Read: Wilkins, chapter 20. See: "Eyes--Fighting Back" on 1/27 |
| March 3 Discussion |
Little Rock, Cooper v. Aaron Read: Bond and Lewis, Unit 6; Forman, Ch. 12-17 View: "Eyes: Ain't Scared of Your Jails" on 3/13 |
| March 15, 17 Discussion |
Sit ins, SNCC Read: Bond and Lewis, Unit 7; Forman, Ch. 19-28 |
| March 22, 24 Discussion |
Atlanta Sit ins, "Jail, No bail" Read: Bond and Lewis, Unit 8, 9-1 through 9-4; Forman, Ch. 18 View: "Eyes: No Easy Walk" on 3/20 |
| March 29 | Nonviolent workshop |
| March 31 Discussion |
Freedom Rides, Kennedy and Civil Rights/Moving on Mississippi
Read: Forman, Ch. 29-32; Wilkins, Ch. 21 View: "Eyes: Mississippi- Is This America?" on 3/27 |
| April 5 | Albany/the Mississippi movement expands Read: Bond and Lewis, Unit 9-5 through 9-12; Forman, Ch. 33-35 |
| April 7 Discussion |
Birmingham Read: Bond and Lewis, Unit 10-1 through 10-6; Forman, Ch. 19, 20, 22, 40 |
| April 12 | Affirmative Action, Communists in the Movement |
| April 14 Discussion |
March on Washington/1964 Civil Rights Act Read: Wilkins, Ch. 22; Forman, Ch. 43 View: "Eyes: Bridge to Freedom" on 4/10 |
| April 19 |
Freedom Summer Read: Bond and Lewis, Unit 11; Forman, Ch. 36-38, 46-50 |
| April 21 Discussion |
Selma/1965 Voting Rights Act Read: Bond and Lewis, Unit 10-7 through 10-11; Forman, Ch. 41 |
| April 26 |
Freedom Songs |
| April 28 | Chicago/Black Power/Competing Forces Read: Bond and Lewis, Units 12-13; Forman, Ch. 52-55; Wilkins, 23-24 |
| May 3 | Review |
| May 14 | Final Exam, 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. |