“It is our intention to help students follow the long arc of history.” - Erica Armstrong Dunbar⁣⁣ ⁣ In response to the racial reckoning in America, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences has created a new course for the fall 2020 semester: American Topics: Black Lives Matter. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Covering the epic sweep of African American history, this course examines topics such as enslavement, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Movement, mass incarceration, the Black Power movement, and the urban rebellions. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Taught by two prominent Rutgers University-New Brunswick scholars of African American history, Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Donna Murch, this course features guest lectures by a host of activists and scholars, including Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ To learn more, swipe up on the "News" highlight on our page. 📲⁣⁣ #BlackLivesMatter #RutgersPride #RURahRah ⚔️