HIST 396 - RACE ON TRIAL
Long Title: RACE ON TRIAL FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO GEORGE FLOYD
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Citizenship in the United States has been, since the founding, confounded by racial difference. Courts have often served as the sites where the racialized meanings of American citizenship have been forged. This class explores this process through a series of racially charged trials, stretching from 1800 to 2020. Cross-list: AAAS 396.