May 25, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalogue

PAR 330  -  Religion and the Civil Rights Movement


Study of religion in the long history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Examines the practices, writings, thoughts, and actions of American Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, and others regarding Black Americans’ fight for civil rights, as well as racism, anti-racism, gender, and politics in American life surrounding the movement.

Credit Hours: 3

University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Diverse Nation
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated.