A356
African-American History II
Section 25603
Tues. - Thurs.
Cavanaugh Hall -- Room 219
Instructor: M. H. Little
Office: Cavanaugh Hall (CA 503C)
Telephone: (317) 274-0098
E-mail: mlittle@iupui.edu
Introduction
Welcome to Afro-American History II. This course is designed as the second half of
a two course sequence dealing with the history of citizens of African descent
in the
Course Requirements
Course work involves attending weekly lectures and
participating in weekly class discussions, three 3-5 page book review essays and
a take-home midterm and final examinations.
Regular and prompt attendance at all class meetings is absolutely
essential for successful completion of the course. A detailed explanation of policies concerning
class absences and tardiness can be consulted at the Student Responsibilities
link on the
Academic Dishonesty
It should be noted that any form of academic
dishonesty committed in the course will not be tolerated. This includes obvious types of dishonesty
such cheating on examinations and plagiarism on papers/essays as well as
downloading papers from the internet or submitting the same paper for credit in
more than one course without the prior approval of the instructor(s). Any student who is found guilty of such misconduct
will receive an “F” on that particular assignment as well as an “F” in the
course and possible expulsion from the University. In addition, a student’s dishonesty will be recorded
as a permanent part of their academic record.
For a more detailed explanation of the different forms of academic dishonesty,
please consult the IU Code of
Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct handbook online.
Required
The following books are required reading for the
course. They may be purchased at the
IUPUI Bookstore as well as online at either Amazon.com or Barnes &
Noble.com.
Joe William Trotter, Jr., The African American Experience Vol. II
Thomas Holt et al. (eds.) Major Problems in African American History
Vol. II
A’Lelia Bundles, On
Her Own Ground
Anne Moody, Coming
of Age in
Carter G. Woodson, The Mis-Education of the Negro
Weekly
assignments are as follows:
Week of:
Jan.
9th -
Introduction to the Course
Read: Holt, pp. 1-34
Jan.
16th
- The
Civil War and Emancipation
Lecture: Emancipation, the Freedmen and the
Meaning of Freedom
Read: Trotter, pp. 270-292; Holt, pp. 36-85; Eric
Foner, “The Meaning of
Freedom in the Age of
Emancipation,” Journal of American
History.
Vol.
81 (Sept. 1994), pp.
435-460*
Jan.
23rd
- The
Struggle for Freedom and Economic Well-Being
Lecture: Efforts at Self-Betterment
Among Blacks from 1879 to WWI
Read: Trotter, pp. 293-320; Anne R. Hornsby, “The Accumulation
of
Wealth by Black
Georgians, 1890-1915,” Journal of
Negro History. Vol. 74
Issue 1/4
(Winter-Autumn), pp. 11-30*; Bundles, all
Bundles Book Review Essay due
Jan. 30th
- African Americans and the Re-emergence of
White Supremacy
Lecture: Jim Crow’s Domestic and Foreign Policy
Implications
Read: Trotter, pp. 321-342; Holt, pp. 87-124; Leon
Litwack,
“The White Man’s Fear of the Educated Negro: How the Negro Was
Fitted for His Natural and Logical Calling,” The Journal of Black in Higher
Education. Vol. 0
Issue 20 (Summer, 1998), pp. 100-108*
The
Wilmington Race Riot of 1898
Feb. 6th - Black Institutional and Community Development
after Emancipation
Lecture:
African Americans, Industrialization and the American West
Read: Trotter, pp. 343-372; Robert E. Weems, Jr.
“Robert A. Cole and the
Metropolitan Funeral
System Association,” Journal of Negro History. Vol.
78 (Winter, 1993), pp.
1-15*
Feb.
13th -
African Americans, the Great
Migration and World War I
Lecture: World War I’s Impact on
Read: Trotter, pp. 374-401; Holt, 126-154; W. E.
B. DuBois, “The Negro
Soldier in Service Abroad
During the First World War.” Journal
of Negro
Education Vol. 12 (Summer, 1943), pp. 324-334*
Take-home midterm examination due
Feb.
20th - The
1920s and the Birth of Modern Black
Lecture: The
Read: Trotter, pp. 402-410; Holt,
pp. 186-218
Harlem:
Mecca of the New Negro
Feb.27th
- Modern African American Political and Social
Trends
Lecture:
Garvey, DuBois and Modern Pan-Africanism
Read: Trotter, pp. 411-433; Holt, pp. 156-183;
Woodson, all
Woodson Book Review Essay due
Mar.
6th - African Americans, the Great Depression and
the New Deal
Lecture: African Americans, the
Great Depression and the New Deal
Read: Trotter, pp. 434-489; Holt, pp. 220-249
Mar.
13th - Spring
Break--No Class
Mar.
20th - African Americans and World War II
Lecture:
The African American Response to World War II
Read:
Trotter, pp. 490-516; Bill Mullen, “Popular Fronts:
Negro Story Magazine and the African American Literary Response to
World War II.” African American
Review.
Vol. 30 (Spring, 1996), pp. 5-
15*
African Americans in
World War II
Mar.
27th - The Post-WWII Human Rights Struggle and
Anti-Communism
Lecture:
African Americans, McCarthyism and the Cold War
Read:
Trotter, pp. 518-545; Holt, pp. 251-280; John D. Skrentny, “The
Effect of the Cold War On African American
Civil Rights:
the World Audience, 1945-1968.” Theory and Society Vol. 27 (April,
1998), pp. 237-285*; Mary L. Dudziak,
“Josephine Baker, Racial Protest
and the Cold War.” Journal of American History. Vol. 81 (Sept., 1994),
pp. 543-570*
April
3rd
- African Americans and the Modern Civil Rights
Struggle, I
Lecture: Black Political Activism and the
Rise of the Welfare State
Read:
Trotter, pp. 546-572; Holt, pp.
282-311; Donald Spivey, “The
Black Athlete in
Big-Time Intercollegiate Sports, 1941-1968.” Phylon.
Vol. 44 (2nd Qtr., 1983), pp. 116-125* Moody, all
Moody Book Review
Essay due
April
10th - African Americans and the Modern Human Rights
Struggle, II
Lecture: From Civil Rights to Black Power
Read: Trotter, pp. 573-603; Holt, pp. 313-337
April
17th - African
Americans in the Post-Civil Rights Era
Video:
“Eyes on the Prize: Back to the
Movement”
Read:
Trotter, pp. 604-638; Holt, pp. 338-388
April
24th - Open date
May
1st - Take-home
Final Examination due Tuesday, May 2nd,
P.M. CA 503C
Last
revised