Race and American Law

Catalog description

Elective Course Course Requirement: paper This seminar will address the racial and legal history of major racial groups in the United States, including African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos and Whites. In addition to these histories, the seminar will include the following topics: competing definitions of race and racism; the legal system's contributions to the construction of race; race, voting, and participation in democracy; developing notions of equality; segregation and education; race, marriage, and family; race and crime; and responses to racism.