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LAW 576-01 American Legal History Seminar 3 credits
This seminar examines the struggle for racial change in America during the twentieth century and the reasons for that change. The goal of the seminar is to provide an appreciation for the way in which law develops out of particular social and political context and the way in which law has been and can be used to accomplish racial change. The course sets forth two paradigms for consideration: the litigation model and the social protest model. The litigation model suggests that African Americans and other minorities are limited in their ability to secure equality through the political process and hence must rely on the courts to secure racial demands. The social protest model suggests that social protest helps trigger changes in white attitudes towards racial equality which then result in political and social gains. The course requires participation in the seminar discussions and writing a take-home final examination.

 


 
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