Cost and Registration Information

Early Registration Price (January 8 at 9 am** – January 25 at 4 pm): $265
Regular Registration Price (January 25 at 4 pm – first day of class): $291.50

** Registration opens online at 9 am. Phone registration will be accepted starting at 10 am.

Members, seniors, and students get a 10% discount.

Online registration is closed, but you can still register by phone. Please call (312) 255-3700 to do so.

Seminar Description

This course will explore how the civil rights movement shaped American society and redefined life for generations of Americans. Taking advantage of new scholarship, we will explore the movement’s worldwide significance and its role in the struggle for democracy and human rights; its radical vision of a world beyond color and economic inequality; and its roots in the long fight of Americans for a better life. We will ask ourselves: How far have we come? What is still to be accomplished, and why?
Eight sessions. E - $265, L - $291.50

Brooke Heagerty holds a PhD in history. Her current project deals with the power of history and memory.

Materials List

Required:

• A course packet of additional material, compiled by the instructor and distributed during the first class, for which there will be a nominal fee due at that time. *Please note that you can obtain the electronic copy of the course packet for no additional cost.

First Reading:

• For the first class, please read the file that will be sent upon registration, in the confirmation email.

This class is part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program. Learn more about our registration procedures.