EDU 295-01 - Special Topic: Black Freedom Movement Education

2 credits (Fall Term 1)

A considerable amount of recent research in the history of education has uncovered the narratives of teachers, schools, and schooling during and after the latter Jim Crow years. This course will explore studies concerning Black education in the Civil Rights and Black Power eras that persisted through the shifting political landscape of the United States. Through archival documents, oral histories, and secondary sources, we will examine the similarities and differences of education in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Nation of Islam, community controlled schools, the Black Panther Party, and more.

Prerequisite: None.
Instructor: Robinson