African American Fraternal Associations in U.S. Society and Politics
AFRAMER 154Y
Subject & Catalog Number
Jointly Offered with:
Faculty of Arts & Sciences as SOCIOL 1388,
Faculty of Arts & Sciences as GOV 1388
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Description
Cross-class fraternal associations were long central to African American civil society. Using unique primary sources as well as secondary works, this research seminar explores the development of a range of fraternal orders that flourished from the mid-1800s through the Jim Crow and Civil Rights eras. Case studies include the largest U.S.-centered transnational associations; fraternal groups founded and led by Black women; and the small number of groups that tried to include both Blacks and whites. Special attention paid to relations of Black fraternal orders to churches, businesses, unions, the NAACP, and other civil rights endeavors.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
African & African Amer Studies
Course Component
Seminar
Subject
African & African Amer Studies
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline
Dec. 15, 2026
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Social Sciences
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
