HIST 3385 - The Civil Rights Movement in the United States

(AADS 3385) Examines the major civil rights campaigns that took place throughout the U.S. from 1950 to1975. Focuses on strategies, objectives, successes and failures of civil rights leaders and organizations. Special emphasis on civil rights protests and movements in New Orleans and throughout Louisiana. Prerequisite: 3 credits of HIST. (3, EXPLORATIONS/African American Heritage and Legacies)