Spring 2006

GOV 370K • African American Politics- W

Course Description

Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Contains a substantial writing component. Upper-division standing required. This course focuses upon the evolution, nature, and role of African American politics within the American Political System. The concern is with African Americans as actors, creators and initiators in the political process. Specifically, this course will examine various political controversies that surround the role of race in American society and how these controversies affect public opinion, political institutions, political behavior, and salient public policy debates. This course will assess and evaluate the contemporary influence of rave in each of these domains while also exploring their historical antecedents.

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