Students will examine the ideological foundations and historical impact of social movements and key individuals in the struggle for human rights and human well-being. Topics: * the British anti-slavery movement, 1787-1833 * the civil rights movement in the U.S.A. * the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, 1950-1994 * first-wave feminism and the movement for women’s suffrage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries