Course: African American History: The Modern Freedom Struggle

Course: African American History: The Modern Freedom Struggle


by: Clayborne Carson , Stanford subject: History


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Course description

This course introduces the viewer to African-American history, with particular emphasis on the political thought and protest movements of the period after 1930, focusing on selected individuals who have shaped and been shaped by modern African-American struggles for freedom and justice.

Lectures

Lecture: Course Introduction and W.E.B. Du Bois

Lecture #1: Course Introduction and W.E.B. Du Bois...

Topics in this lecture include a course introduction and W.E.B. Du Bois....

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Lecture: Du Bois and the Great Depression

Lecture #2: Du Bois and the Great Depression...

This lecture focuses on W.E.B. Du Bois and the Great Depression....

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Lecture: Shirley Graham: Transformation of an Artist/Intellectual

Lecture #3: Shirley Graham: Transformation of an Artist/Intellectual...

This lecture is entitled "Shirley Graham: Transformation of an Artist/Intellectu...

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Lecture: Paul Robeson: Star to Outcast

Lecture #4: Paul Robeson: Star to Outcast...

This lecture is entitled "Paul Robeson: Star to Outcast"....

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Lecture: Bayard Rustin: Radical Outsider

Lecture #5: Bayard Rustin: Radical Outsider...

This lecture is entitled "Bayard Rustin: Radical Outsider"....

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Lecture: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Social Gospel

Lecture #6: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Social Gospel...

This lecture is entitled "Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Social Gospel"....

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Lecture: The Women Who Made the Montgomery Movement

Lecture #7: The Women Who Made the Montgomery Movement...

This class session is a guest lecture by Awele Makeba on "The Women Who Made the...

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Lecture: Ella Baker Inspires the Student Movement

Lecture #8: Ella Baker Inspires the Student Movement...

This lecture is entitled "Ella Baker Inspires the Student Movement"....

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Lecture: Bob Moses: Mississippi Organizer

Lecture #9: Bob Moses: Mississippi Organizer...

This class session is entitled "Bob Moses: Mississippi Organizer"...

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Lecture: Vincent Harding on Martin Luther King Jr.

Lecture #10: Vincent Harding on Martin Luther King Jr....

This class session is a guest lecture by Vincent Harding on Dr. Martin Luther Ki...

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Lecture: Clarence Jones on Martin Luther King Jr.

Lecture #11: Clarence Jones on Martin Luther King Jr....

This class session is a guest lecture by Clarence Jones on Dr. Martin Luther Kin...

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Lecture: Malcolm X and his Ambiguous Legacy

Lecture #12: Malcolm X and his Ambiguous Legacy...

This lecture is entitled "Malcolm X and his Ambiguous Legacy"....

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Lecture: Stokely Carmichael Defines Black Power

Lecture #13: Stokely Carmichael Defines Black Power...

This lecture is entitled "Stokely Carmichael Defines Black Power"....

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Lecture: The Black Panther Party

Lecture #14: The Black Panther Party...

This class session is a guest lecture by Elaine Brown on the Black Panther Party...

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Lecture: Outlaw Feminist Angela Davis

Lecture #15: Outlaw Feminist Angela Davis...

This lecture is entitled "Outlaw feminist Angela Davis"....

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Lecture: Tupac Shakur's 'Thug Life'

Lecture #16: Tupac Shakur's 'Thug Life'...

This lecture is entitled "Tupac Shakur's 'Thug Life'"....

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Lecture: Barack Obama's American Dream

Lecture #17: Barack Obama's American Dream...

This lecture is entitled "Barack Obama's American Dream". It was recorded on Dec...

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