From The Nation of Islam and Malcolm X to the Black Panther Party and the quest for Black political power, this course offers students insight into a pivotal moment in history that is ever more relevant today.
Encompassing leading figures and organizations, key events, and the psychology of the Black Power Movement from 1965 to 1972, Professor Leonard Moore returns us to a time when Black Americans regained control over Black history, communities, and institutions. While many white Americans felt threatened at the call of Black Power, the movement resonated throughout American culture. In fact, the Black Power movement affected nearly every mainstream societal institution.
Videos: 2
Maps: 3
Additional Sources: 9 (4 videos, 4 readings, 1 photo gallery)
Research: 1 Activity
Comprehension: 3 Multiple-Choice Questions
Discussion: 7 Questions
Exit Ticket: 2 Questions
Videos: 2
Sound Recording: 1
Readings: 1
Additional Sources: 10 (4 readings, 2 audios, 4 videos)
Writing Tasks: 2
Comprehension: 2 Multiple-Choice Questions
Discussion: 5 Questions
Exit Ticket: 2 Questions
Videos: 1
Readings: 5
Additional Sources: 13 (7 readings, 6 videos)
Writing Tasks: 2
Comprehension: 2 Multiple-Choice Questions
Discussion: 3 Questions
Exit Ticket: 1 Question
Videos: 3
Readings: 2
Additional Sources: 4 (3 readings, 1 video)
Writing Tasks: 1
Comprehension: 2 Multiple-Choice Questions
Discussion: 4 Questions
Exit Ticket: 1 Question
Videos: 3
Readings: 2
Additional Sources: 6 (4 readings, 1 data set, 1 video)
Writing Tasks: 1
Comprehension: 2 Multiple-Choice Questions
Discussion: 4 Questions
Exit Ticket: 1 Question
Leonard N. Moore is the George Littlefield Professor of American History and the former vice-president of diversity and community engagement. He is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and earned his B.A. from Jackson State University in 1993 and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 1998. From 1998-2007 he was a professor at Louisiana State University and he has been at UT-Austin since 2007. At the University of Texas, he teaches a class on the Black Power Movement and a signature course titled "Race in the Age of Trump." In the fall semester, he teaches more than 1,000 students across both courses. He also directs study abroad programs in Cape Town, Beijing, and Dubai. Since 2013, he has taken more than 400 students abroad.
Professor Moore is the author of four books on Black politics, Teaching Black History to White People (University of Texas Press, 2021), The Defeat of Black Power: Civil Rights and the National Black Political Convention of 1972 (Louisiana State University Press, 2018), Black Rage in New Orleans: Police Brutality and African American Activism from World War II to Hurricane Katrina (Louisiana State University Press, 2010), and Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power in America (University of Illinois Press, 2002).
He is currently working on two book projects:
The Ghosts of Bear Bryant: The Dilemma of Race and College Football
They Cheer for Man U in the Townships: Race and the English Premier League
