READING ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS SCHEDULE

Jim Crow America (1900s-1941)

Wednesday, October 11
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 201-213
Hidden History Discussion: Who Was Jim Crow?
Friday, October 13
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 214-222

Monday, October 16
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 225-236

OPTIONAL Post-Exam Review

If you earned less than 75% on your Midterm Exam, we strongly encourage you to schedule an
individual graded exam review session with one of us this week. We will look over your graded
exam with you, discuss how you prepared for and completed your midterm exam, and what
specific challenges you faced while writing the exam. Then together we will plan a strategy for
how you can earn a higher grade on your Final Exam.

Wednesday, October 18
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 237-252
Hidden History Discussion: Madam C.J. Walker advertisements

Friday, October 20
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 255-266
Hidden History Discussion: The 1919 Chicago Riot & Walter Whites Chicago and Its Eight
Reasons, The Crisis, October 1919

Monday, October 23
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 266-276
Hidden History Discussion: King Olivers Creole Jazz Band, Dippermouth Blues (1923)

Wednesday, October 25
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 279-293

World War II (1941-1945)

Friday, October 27
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 297-304
Hidden History Discussion: The Double V Campaign
In-class documentary: The Tuskegee Airmen

Monday, October 30
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 305-315
Finish in-class documentary: The Tuskegee Airmen

Civil Rights, Black Power, and Identity Politics (1945-1970s)

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 Wednesday, November 1
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 319-330
Hidden History Discussion: The Montgomery Bus Boycott

Friday, November 3
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 331-349
In-class documentary: Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin

Monday, November 6
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 349-364
Finish in-class documentary: Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin

Wednesday, November 8
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 365-380
Hidden History Discussion: The 1968 Podium Protest

Friday, November 10
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 383-403
Hidden History Discussion: Black Youth & Protest, from Lunch Counter Sit-Ins to Rap

Hip Hop Nation (1980-2000s)

Monday, November 13
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 407-418
Hidden History Discussion: The Rodney King Case

Wednesday, November 15
Life Upon These Shores, 419-429

Friday, November 17
Life Upon These Shores, pp. 429-442
You will receive the Final Exam Questions and Rubric today. They will also be posted on
Moodle today.

Monday, November 20: No Class Meeting

Please use this day to work on your Final Exam. We will be available for individual meetings
today.

Wednesday, November 22: No Class Meeting (Thanksgiving Break)

Friday, November 24: No Class Meeting (Thanksgiving Break)

Monday, November 27
In-class documentary: The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross, Episode #6: A More
Perfect Union (1968-2013

Wednesday, November 29

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 Guest Lecture: Dr. J.W. Wiley

Friday, December 1
Hidden History Discussion: The North Country and the Prison Industrial Complex

Monday, December 4
In-class documentary: 13th

Wednesday, December 6
Finish in-class documentary: 13th
Film Discussion

Friday, December 8
FINAL EXAM DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS
Class Discussion: What the Obama Era and the End of the Obama Era Means for America
Final Student Feedback/Course Evaluations

Required Final Class Meeting: Monday, December 11, 10:10 a.m.

Class Wrap-Up & Extra Credit Opportunity
You will have the opportunity to earn up to 20 extra credit points today. Bring your
textbook, and all of your reading notes, documentary film notes, and class discussion notes.

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