African American Culture and Politics, 1940-1990 (O)

3 ch (3S) (W) · Undergraduate

Explores the intellectual, cultural, and political history of African America during the Civil Rights era and beyond. Topics include the March on Washington Movement, the Black church, the mainstream Freedom Movement, non - violent direct action, the Nation of Islam, anti - colonialism, Black Power and Afrocentrism, as well as such cultural phenomena as freedom songs, free jazz, the Black Arts Movement, soul and funk, blaxploitation, and hip hop. Considers the ideas and influence of a variety of African America n luminaries, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Ella Baker, James Baldwin, Nina Simone, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Archie Shepp, Amiri Baraka, Marvin Gaye, Larry Neal, Angela Davis, Jesse Jackson, bell hooks, and Mumia Abu - Jamal.