2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog/Handbook 
    
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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog/Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 0265 - The Minority Experience: A Multicultural History of the United States


Credits: 3

This course explores the history of racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities in the Unites States from the 1700s to the present. The types of discrimination each group has faced, both past and present, are emphasized. Topics include: Native American history, African American, Latino (focusing on Mexicans and Puerto Ricans), the Irish experience, Asian and Arab-Americans, Jews and Muslims, gays and lesbians, as well as changing definitions of “whiteness.”

Prerequisites: HIST 0130, HIST 0131 , or HIST 0132 .