Women Leaders In The African American Civil Rights Movement In The U.S.

This course focuses upon strategies employed by women during the course of the Civil Rights Movement to gain visibility and access to leadership activities within a movement fundamentally driven by the decision-making power of men. The course pulls women's roles into historical consciousness and makes visible women's critical contributions to various civil rights campaigns. We will also backdrop the sociological and cultural dynamics that determined women's roles, and survey the impact of women's diversity in the Civil Rights Movement.

Fall, Spring

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