From Freedom Rides to Ferguson: Narratives of Nonviolence in the American Civil Rights Movement

Instructor: Bernard LaFayette, Jr.

Skills you'll gain

  •   Education and Training
  •   Social Studies
  •   Social Justice
  •   Community Development
  •   Discussion Facilitation
  •   Cultural Responsiveness
  •   Conflict Management
  •   Advocacy
  •   Media and Communications
  •   Community Organizing
  •   De-escalation Techniques
  •   Diversity Awareness
  •   Civil Law
  •   Social Sciences
  • There are 5 modules in this course

    Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to: ● Discuss the contributions and involvement of civil rights activists and leaders in the Civil Rights Movement (CRM) campaigns in the United States. ● Examine the chronology and phases of the Movement and CRM campaigns. ● Recognize and characterize the diverse activist groups involved in the CRM. ● Discuss Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence from a historical perspective. ● List and define the principles and strategies of nonviolence. ● Examine organizational and social change applications related to nonviolence. ● Identify the role of nonviolence in modern activism along with additional resources to broaden knowledge of principles of nonviolence. ● Recognize the application of nonviolence theories to activism, current issues, and everyday life.

    Organizations of the Civil Rights Movement

    Nonviolent Philosophies & Tactics

    Organizational & Social Change

    Education for Change and the Future of Nonviolence Conflict Transformation

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