This course requires students
1. to recognize the different social and historical contexts in which 
individuals function,as well as how their personal experiences 
influence their proposed programs and the level of effectiveness of 
their interactions with their own communities as well as with the 
larger society.
           
2. to recognize the similarities as well as the differences articulated
in the thought of the individuals under review.
           
3. to comprehend, analyze, and synthesize a significant amount of
reading material from a variety of sources with complementary, but not
duplicate lecture materials.
           
4. to participate knowledgeably in class discussions informed by 
mastery of course materials.
           
5. to demonstrate critical and analytical skills in writing papers and
 answering comprehensive essay questions on written examinations.

Utilizing lectures, assigned readings, and class discussions, students
 will examine representative works of selected nineteenth- and 
twentieth-century African American social, cultural, and political 
thinkers. The course addresses the articulated thought of African 
American women as well as men. Lectures present the broader historical
contexts in which these thinkers functioned and consider the impact of
individualism, gender, and change over time on the subjects of the 
course.
     The course adopts a chronological approach and focuses on 
approximately ten African American intellectual exponents, selected 
from such representatives as Maria Stewart, Frederick Douglass, Booker
T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, Anna Julia Cooper, Ida Wells Barnett, 
Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Angela Davis, bell
hooks, and Cornel west.

I expect all students to adhere to the University Honor Code and
Academic Honesty Policy. I will provide explicit guidelines for all
written and oral assignments. I will deal with any incidents of
cheating or plagiarism severely.