Description
PREREQUISITE: ENG101
This course is an introduction to the history of Roxbury, Massachusetts. The class will explore Roxbury from the 17th century colonial history to its suburbanization in the 19th century, through its rich Irish, African, and Jewish heritage in the 19th and 20th centuries, to its present-day struggles
to achieve both social justice and economic and political equality. The class will visit important sites in Roxbury's history, including several trolley tours. Successful completion of the course for credit will include the submission of a research paper about a Roxbury historical site or event.