POL 201 - Thurgood Marshall’s Legacy: Law and the Politics of Social Change

(3 credits)

Meets Category II General Education Requirements
45 lecture hours
Prerequisites: Any college-level sociology or political science or history course or permission of the Instructor.
This course will examine the legacy of Thurgood Marshall’s life from a historical, political, and legal perspective. The class will explore how Thurgood Marshall used the law as an agent for social change and social justice for African Americans. Students develop the knowledge and skills to understand and critically evaluate the interaction of law, politics, social struggle, reform activity, and social change during the Civil Rights Movement.