In the second section, we will move from exploring how ethnic and racial labels have been imposed on groups of people to exploring how individuals and groups have experienced those labels and how they have redefined, resisted, and mobilized around them. We will concentrate on organized forms of racial resistance, and specifically on the origins and trajectory of the civil rights movement. The bulk of the readings and lectures will be focused on the experiences of African-Americans. And I encourage you to bring up other cases and experiences in our class discussions. Poor attendance will result in further, and substantial, grade deductions.
Papers are due at the beginning of class on the due-date.
Late papers will be penalized with a full letter grade deduction for each day's delay. Call the day before to order a packet. The following books may be purchased from the Columbia Bookstore. Fictions and consequences Gregory Williams, Life on the Color Line . Read as much as you can.