POL SCI 2320: African Americans and the Political System

Course Description

This course is an examination of the status of African Americans in the context of the American political system. It will focus on a number of issues, which may include attitudes of various publics toward racial concerns; nature of problems in specific policy areas (e.g., unemployment, school desegregation, housing, poverty); representation of African Americans in governmental institutions and the private sector; and the role of African American leadership and civil rights groups in the political process. The course fulfills the state requirement. This course fulfills the American History and Government general education requirement.