The U.S Civil Rights Movement course traces the history of the movement in the U.S from the early twentieth century and through the 1960. In addition to considering the scholarly debates within the field of Civil Rights and Black Power history, students will focus on activists, leaders and organizations that emerged to struggle for racial justice and Black liberation. We will use secondary and primary sources, film, music, oral history to interrogate the myths surrounding the movement and examine activists’ organizing strategies-from litigation and legislation to mass protest, cultural practice, economic self-help, and other expressions of self-determination. This course also examines the local regional, national, and global dimensions of Black liberation. Finally students will consider the impact of Civil Rights and Black Power Movement on future, Black-led protest, politics and culture.