The History of California. Students in this course study the history of America's most populous state. While California history is placed in American history, particular stress is put on the special qualities of California's particular history. Today that history is highly contested, and this course examines the various aspects of that contest.
Students write several essays on assigned subjects.
This course has no prerequisites, although some knowledge of American history is assumed. Mr. R. Wells. The Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Origin of the Blues. This Interim course is a traveling seminar on the history of the American South. The course traces the interconnection between the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the blues by traveling through famous cities along the Mississippi River.