Arr Note change of day from published schedule. A broad perspective of men and women on their jobs. Writings by ordinary working people are discussed, commentaries by historians and sociologists of business and work examined, and several films used. Crosslisted with English H291 Special authorization required for non-Honors students Taught by Amy Birge Slaves, slave owners, and abolitionists, men and women, perceived slavery in distinctive ways and recorded those perceptions in songs and poems, folk tales, autobiographical narratives and novels, speeches and tracts, travel accounts, journals, diaries, and letters. Through an examination of this rich oral and written literature, themes such as the character of slave culture, the relations between slaves and masters, the oppression of women under slavery, and the connection between abolitionism and feminism are explored.
Lectures provide historical background and a context in which to read the selections.
We study this quest, i.e., the migrant phenomena that shaped and disfigured the USA, by looking at the Native American nightmare , the forced migration of Africans, and the immigration of the Chinese, the Italians and the Puerto Ricans. Members of all these ethnic groups will be interviewed to try to understand their perspectives. We will take trips to Ellis Island and ethnic neighborhoods of New York and Philadelphia. A summary of historical, social, political, and cultural developments with regard to African American experience in the U.S. Various themes, such as enslavement, the Civil War and Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance, Garveyism, the great migration, depression and labor unions, the New Deal and the WPA, African-American involvement in the nation's wars, Civil Rights, Black Power, black arts movement, and Black Panthers are examined in an interdisciplinary context. 0065. Taught by David Bartelt Sec.