REL 3197 Topics in Race and Religion:

Religion in the Civil Rights Movement

TR 12:30-1:45
  

Office hours: Wed, 3-4:45 pm                            Telephone: 305 348 2729

This course will examine the role of religion in the US Civil Rights Movement of 1956-1980. It will focus on major actions, figures, and results of the movement using both texts and the documentary series Eyes on the Prize.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Explain why the African-American churches as a whole did not support integration.
• Explain why so many African-American ministers were leaders in the movement.
• Explain the ways in which Christian theology both guided and was challenged within the civil rights movement.
• Explain the major religious wings within the movement.
• Identify the major figures in the movement and the roles they played.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

For more information about prerequisites.

• Make-ups:If you have a serious reason for missing the midterm or final (e.g., serious accident, hospitalization, incarceration, death in the immediate family) contact Dr. Gudorf by the day of the exam to arrange a make-up. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped and the rest averaged.
• Incompletes: University policy allows incompletes only in cases where the student has completed the majority of work in the class, has a passing grade on all completed work, and could not have anticipated the reason for the inability to complete the course on time. You must ask for an incomplete--they are not automatic for those who have not completed the course. All  incompletes expire on the first day the student enrolls in another class, because the longer an I goes on, the worse the student does, the less he/she remembers, and the more unlikely the I is to be completed among the press of other work. If the student does not re-enroll, the IN expires under university policy after two semesters (counting summers).

Every student must get a paper topic approved by Dr. Gudorf, and submit a 7-10 page research paper complete with thesis, argument, and evidence.

There will be weekly online quizzes on the readings and documentary.

If you have a disability and need assistance, please contact the Disability Resource Center (University Park : GC190; 305-348-3532) (North Campus: WUC139, 305-919-5345). Upon contact, the Disability Resource Center will review your request and contact your professors or other personnel to make arrangements for appropriate modification and/or assistance

The University's policy on religious holy days as stated in the University Catalog and Student Handbook will be followed in this class. Any student may request to be excused from  class to observe a religious holy day of his or her faith. It is imperative that each student reads and understands the Academic Honesty policies covered in class and described at: Academic Policy.

Statement of Understanding between Professor and Student

Every student must respect the right of all to have an equitable opportunity to learn and honestly demonstrate the quality of their learning. Therefore, all students must adhere to a standard of academic conduct, demonstrating respect for themselves, their fellow students, and the educational mission of the University. As a student in the College of Arts and Sciences taking this class:

• I will not represent someone else's work as my own;
• I will not cheat, nor will I aid in another's cheating;
• I will be honest in my academic endeavors; and
• I understand that if I am found responsible for academic misconduct, I will be subject to the academic misconduct procedures and sanctions as outlined in the Student Handbook

Failure to adhere to the guidelines stated above may result in one of the following:
Expulsion: Permanent separation of the student from the University, preventing readmission to the institution. This sanction shall be recorded on the student's transcript.
Suspension: Temporary separation of the student from the University for a specific period of time.
Failure in this Course

Failure in this Assignment
For details on the policy and procedure go to ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT.

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