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Courses - Fall 2024
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Open Seats as of
11/21/2024 at 10:30 AM
HIST429J
Special Topics in History; The Legal History of the Civil Rights Movement
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Explores the Legal and Constitutional history of the Jim Crow Era in the United States. Topics include the rise of Jim Crow laws and"separate but equal", the NAACP's legal campaign challenging Jim Crow laws, the arrests of Civil Rights protestors and due process, major Supreme Court decisions including Brown v. Board of Education, major events including the Little Rock Crisis and the riots at the University of Mississippi, and passage of significant acts including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.