PS 317 - American Collective Action

4 credits
Offers a survey of significant, transformative American political movements from the framing through the present. Beginning with the Sons of Liberty and the development of the anti-colonial movement for independence, the course traces the evolution, methods, and impact of such prominent movements as abolitionism, the women’s suffrage movement and feminism, organized labor, the free speech and anti-war movements, and anti-tax and corporate rights. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above or PS 202 or HST 250 or HST 251.
Graded (A-F) only