Freedom Now explores one of the most defining emancipatory social movements in recent history, namely, the collective action for racial equality waged by African Americans between 1954 and 1980.focus of the course will be to understand some of the key episodes of this story, including the dismantling of Jim Crow segregation in the South. From the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Freedom Rides in the South to the emergence of the Black Power Movement in the urban areas throughout the US.The political repertoires employed to challenge racist structures and ideologies, and the ideational resources that helped to animate and cohere mass political action.