SOC 650 Race in Films
This course focuses on the "nadir of American race relations" - that period in the history of the Southern United States from the end of Reconstruction in 1877 through the early 20th century, when racism in the country was worse than in any other period after the American Civil War. We will assess movies that treat slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the "Nadir of American Race Relations" (1890-1920) of American Race, and the Civil Rights Movement and the reaction against it. Recent trends in cinematic presentation of race relations will be discussed.