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THE LONG BLACK FREEDOM STRUGGLE FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO THE PRESENT

HISTORY 155
Course Description

Explores the generations-long effort by African Americans and allied forces to achieve full citizenship in the U.S. and equitable footholds in American society. Forged in a history of enslavement and in many ways ongoing, this freedom struggle encompasses the history of abolitionism to the struggle for civil rights to the fight for Black Power to the effort to make Black Lives Matter. Introduces the history of African American people in the U.S. from the end of the era of slavery to the present day; explores how that history has been shaped directly by the actions and activism of Black people and their allies; considers how that history intersects with, shapes, and is shaped by other historical moments and movements; provides opportunities to think more actively about issues of belonging, citizenship, difference, and interpersonal and structural power; develops skills in historical analysis and argumentation.

Prerequisites

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3 to 4

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average
2.62

No change from Historical

Completion Rate
97.06%

No change from Historical

A Rate
38.24%

No change from Historical

Class Size
34

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Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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