Memory, Movements, and Mississippi

This course explores the history of Mississippi through the lens of race, culture, and politics focusing on the mass of movements for civil rights to the present. Students will understand the complexities and contradictions of race, politics, and memory in the United States and have opportunities to articulate these intricacies in assignments – building communication skills for future work. Students will also advance critical reading skills and analytical writing, discussant, and oral presentation skills applicable beyond an academic setting. It accompanies the experiential component and the January trip to the state through the Bonner Program. Instructor override required.