Dennis J. Hutchinson : Courses and Seminars
American Law and the Rhetoric of Race
LAWS 49801
This course presents an episodic study of the ways in which American law has treated legal issues involving race. Two episodes are studied in detail: the criminal law of slavery during the antebellum period and the constitutional attack on state-imposed segregation in the twentieth century. The case method is used, although close attention is paid to litigation strategy as well as to judicial opinions.
Undergraduate students registering in LLSO, PLSC, HIST cross-listed offerings must request faculty consent prior to registration. Law students do NOT need consent
Grades are based on class participation and a final examination.
Spring 2014
Dennis J. Hutchinson
