HSTR 309
Race Riots in American Cities
Units: 1.5
Hours: 3-0-0
Examines the origins, unfolding and legacy of riots in the urban United States in the 1960s. Focuses on social and political history, linking federal policy with case studies of individual cities. Topics include 20th century race relations, inequality in labour and housing markets, American social science and the welfare state, collective violence and state strategies for the management of marginalized populations.
Note:
- Credit will be granted for only one of HSTR 309, HIST 318 (if taken in the same topic).
Undergraduate course in History offered by the Department of History in the Faculty of Humanities.