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

URBN 4900 Race,Ethnicity and Changing City


This course follows the history of ethnic enclaves and racial ghettos in U.S. cities from the 1840s to the present, explores how these neighborhoods and their residents fared as cities grew and changed around them, and emphasizes the decades after World War II. The course covers the history of ethnic and racial conflict, segregated neighborhoods, the suburban exodus, federal urban policies, inner city decay and the urban crisis, and the current state of racial and ethnic neighborhoods. Prerequisite(s): HIST 1010  OR URBN 2010 
Credits: 3.0