Lecture 1 | African-American History (Stanford)

Lecture 1 of Clay Carson's Introduction to African-American History Course (HIST 166) concentrating on the Modern Freedom Struggle (Fall 2007). Topics in this lecture include a course introduction and W.E.B. Du Bois. Recorded September 25, 2007 at Stanford University. This course introduces the viewer to African-American history, with particular emphasis on the political thought and protest movements of the period after 1930, focusing on selected individuals who have shaped and been shaped by modern African-American struggles for freedom and justice. Clayborne Carson is a professor in the History Department at Stanford University. Complete playlist for the course: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list... Course syllabus: http://www.stanford.edu/~ccarson/Hist... More on Clayborne Carson: http://www.stanford.edu/~ccarson/ Stanford University channel on YouTube:    / stanford