Blk Social Mvmts B(l)acklash

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

In the summer of 2020, the United States experienced the largest social movement in its history. Four years later, the country found itself in a political climate seemingly inhospitable to the protest demands shared that historic summer. This course explores the complicated political history of Black social movements in the United States. Since Emancipation, Black communities have led sophisticated and evolving campaigns to achieve goals such as social and economic justice, yet the full realization of these goals remains elusive. This course explores how race has impacted the development of social movements in the United States and how it has informed counter-movements. To understand this history, students will learn how social differences, such as race and gender, inform social movement theory and historical organizing efforts.