HIST 378 Blacks and American Law

Prerequisite: Completion of the Historical Analysis or English Composition section of the Core, or permission of instructor. Explores the relationship between American jurisprudence and African Americans, from the colonial period to the present. It identifies statutory law, case law, and de facto standards that determined the role and status of Blacks in American society. The course also examines how African Americans have used law and protest to gain civil rights and political power.