The American Civil Rights Movement

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The American Civil Rights Movement provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • In this free course, The American Civil Rights Movement, you will learn about the mass movement for racial equality in the United States that reached its zenith during the 1950s and 1960s. During ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Jim Crow
    • 1 Jim Crow
    • 2 The 1950s
    • 2 The 1950s
    • 3 Sit-ins
    • 3 Sit-ins
    • 4 The ‘Freedom Rides’
    • 4 The ‘Freedom Rides’
    • 5 The year 1963
    • 5 The year 1963
    • 6 The Civil Rights Act
    • 6 The Civil Rights Act
    • 7 The Voting Rights Act
    • 7 The Voting Rights Act
    • 8 Urban riots
    • 8 Urban riots
    • 9 ‘Black Power’
    • 9 ‘Black Power’
    • 10 The Black Panthers
    • Conclusion
    • Glossary
    • References
    • Acknowledgements