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Citizens Behind Bars: Black Leadership and the Politics of Liberation in African American History

HISTORY 3084: Citizens Behind Bars: Black Leadership and the Politics of Liberation in African American History

Every day more human beings are locked inside of jails, prisons, or secured facilities across the United States than in any other country on the planet. This course explores the history of citizenship in captivity and the legacy of liberatory movements led by incarcerated citizens in the US from the era of settler colonization and slavery to the present age of mass incarceration.
Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3084 or WGSSt 3084. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt or WGSSt.
Credit Hours
3