Oct 25, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

POLI 435 - Racism in the Courts


When Offered: F, S, SS

3 Credit(s)

This course will examine the ways in which slavery has upheld and supported in the American political system and led to the development and legalization of Jim Crow laws and other overtly racist laws and policies that were supported by the U.S. court system. Prerequisites: Poli 110, 442, and 443 with a C or higher in all.

Prerequisite(s): Poli 110, 442, and 443 with a C or higher in all.