GENDER, RACE AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

AFROAMER/GEN&WS 625

Course Description

This course focuses on the emerging field of gender studies in the scholarship on the post-World War II civil rights movement in the United States.

Prerequisties

Sophomore standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.23

5.7% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

10.59% from Historical

A Rate

45.45%

47.34% from Historical

Class Size

5.32% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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GENDER, RACE AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

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