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DEPARTMENT

CSUS

Racial and Ethnic Relations
California State University, Sacramento

 

 

Unit 1: Getting Started

Unit 2: Prejudice/Discrimination

Unit 3: European Immigrants

Unit 4: Asian Immigrants

Unit 5: Mexican Americans 

Unit 6: African Americans 

Unit 7: Native Americans 

Unit 8: Recent Immigrants/The Future 

Unit 6: African Americans

Unit Goals and Objectives

 

  • You should know the current issues involving African Americans are affected by their historical background.
  • Reflect upon your encounter with African American(s) if you are not one. Otherwise reflect on your encounter with Whites. How much social distance have you perceived?
  • Observe public and behavior toward African Americans.

Lecture Notes

 

 

Assigned Readings

 Text: Chapters 10 & 11

 Week 8

Activities

Video: Eyes for Prize: The Time Has Come (Media Center)

 

 

Exercises

 

Discussion Groups (COW)

 Topics for discussion:

  • Judicial system and O.J. Simpson's case
  • Compare tactics used by M.L.King, Malcolm X and S. Carmichael as portrayed in the video.
  • What did you find in the website for the slavery system? How do you feel about it?

 

Web Resources

Resources:

articles
Diaspora
geocities
weblink

History

coax.net
lcweb
msstate
slavery

Politics:

NAACP

 

 

Library Resources

 

 

Assessment

 

 


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