Race and Religion in America: The Search for Identity

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Histories, cultures, and experiences of religion in the United States have always also been histories, cultures, and experiences of race. Even before modern definitions of “race” existed, there were no instances of religion that were not also caught up in power dynamics of difference and belonging. This course introduces key figures, events, and debates within shifting cultural and political contexts of race that have shaped the many stories of religion in the United States, from enslavement and abolition to immigration, civil rights, and white supremacy.